A woman buried in Russia in the Bronze Age era

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A woman buried in Russia in the Bronze Age era

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RussiaFatyanovo Culture

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

Indo-European individual, Russia

Sample ID: I7354

Date Range

2863 BCE - 2463 BCE

Cultural Period

Fatyanovo Culture

Biological Sex

Female

mtDNA Haplogroup

Not available

Y-DNA Haplogroup

Not available

Social Role

Warrior (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country Russia
Locality Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino
Coordinates 57.5293, 39.6699
Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

Indo-European individual, Russia 2863 BCE - 2463 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Overview

The Fatyanovo culture is an archaeological complex dated to the later 3rd and early 2nd millennia BCE in parts of Eastern Europe. It is typically recognized through patterned burials and characteristic artifacts, including ceramic and metal-related finds.

Region & Environment

The culture is associated with forest and forest-steppe landscapes of Eastern Europe, including regions with river networks and zones suitable for mixed farming and herding. Local environmental conditions would have shaped settlement placement, resource use, and mobility.

Historical Context

Fatyanovo belongs to a broader Bronze Age horizon that followed earlier Neolithic and Chalcolithic developments. Its chronology places it within a period of increasing metal use and changing social landscapes, including movement and interaction among groups across wide territories.

Populations & Lifeways

Communities likely combined agriculture and animal herding with hunting and gathering, depending on local conditions. Settlement strategies and seasonal activities would have been adapted to the availability of arable land, pasture, and water.

Archaeology & Material Culture

The archaeological record emphasizes burial evidence and domestic artifacts. Ceramic traditions, stone tool types, and occasional metal objects form the core of many reconstructions, with typological study used to distinguish phases and related assemblages.

Culture & Society

Burial practices can indicate shared norms and social differentiation, especially where grave goods and burial architecture show consistent patterns. Similarities across regions suggest cultural connections, while differences point to local traditions and varying community histories.

Legacy & Transition

As the Fatyanovo sequence gives way to subsequent Bronze Age developments, changes in artifact styles, burial customs, and settlement distributions mark broader regional transformation. The main archaeological legacy is its role as one identifiable stage within the larger prehistory of Eastern Europe leading into later Bronze Age cultural patterns.

Analysis

Genetic comparisons

These comparisons show genetic similarity, not identity or origin. The populations listed are those whose genomes show statistical alignment to this ancient individual.

Similarity reflects shared history, not shared identity. These are analytical comparisons, not claims about who this person was.

Modern Genetic Admixture

This analysis compares the DNA profile with present-day reference populations, showing statistical similarity to modern reference populations from different regions. The excavation site records where this individual was found, not a fixed modern genetic identity.

Europe 91.3%
Northwestern European 60.1%
English 31.5%
Scandinavian 26.4%
Northwestern European 2.3%
Eastern European 31.2%
Eastern European 31.2%
Asia 7.8%
Central Asian, Northern Indian & Pakistani 5.2%
Indian 5.2%
Northern West Asian 1.5%
Mesopotamian 1.5%
Chinese & Southeast Asian 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
America 0.5%
America 0.5%
Native American 0.5%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A woman buried in Russia in the Bronze Age era, ranked by genetic distance. Lower distance values indicate closer statistical similarity. Cross-region similarity can reflect shared ancestry, population movement, continuity, or later admixture.

1
Moldovan O
4.3707
2
Ukrainian Zakarpattia
4.6612
3
Hungarian
4.8202
4
Czech
4.8807
5
German Hamburg
5.0958
6
Slovakian
5.2110
7
Croatian
5.2118
8
Russian Ryazan
5.2442
9
Polish Silesian
5.2596
10
Ukrainian Lviv
5.2640
Context

Related Samples

This individual exists within a broader network of ancient samples. No ancient genome stands alone.

Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
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Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Yaroslavl. Naumovskoye, Russia View
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Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2879 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
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Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Moscow, Russia 2861 BCE Moscow. Khanevo, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Moscow, Russia 2837 BCE Moscow. Khanevo, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Moscow, Russia 2866 BCE Moscow. Ivanovogorsky, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Yaroslavl. Naumovskoye, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Tver, Russia 2573 BCE Tver. Bolshnevo 3, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2571 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl, Russia View
Eastern European Hunter-Gatherers individual, Russia Mesolithic Veretye Culture, Vologda, Russia 6455 BCE Vologda. Karavaikha 1, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2626 BCE Ivanovo. Miloslavka, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2866 BCE Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2624 BCE Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Eastern European Hunter-Gatherers individual, Russia Neolithic Volosovo-Lyalovo Culture, Yaroslavl, Russia 4445 BCE Yaroslavl. Berendeyevo, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2663 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2863 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2575 BCE Yaroslavl. Goluzinovo, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2576 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2834 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2845 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Tver, Russia 2662 BCE Tver. Bolshnevo 3, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Tver, Russia 2465 BCE Tver. Bolshnevo 3, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2288 BCE Ivanovo. Miloslavka, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2881 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Moscow, Russia 2564 BCE Moscow. Nikolo-Perevoz, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Mytishchi, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2900 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2849 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2900 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Moscow, Russia 2900 BCE Moscow. Khanevo, Russia View
Proto-Indo-European individual, Estonia Neolithic Corded Ware Culture, Ida-Viru, Estonia 2865 BCE Ida-Viru. Sope, Estonia View
EMBA Fatyanovo Balanovo Corded Ware Volga individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Moscow, Russia 2866 BCE Ivanovogorsky (Moscow Oblast, Ruzsky municipality), Russia View
Ivanovo BA individual, Russia Bronze Age Fatyanovo Culture, Ivanovo, Russia 2569 BCE Mytistcshi (Ivanovo Oblast, Komsomolsky District, Mytistcshi Village), Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2900 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo (Yaroslavl Oblast, Danilovsky District, Volosovo Village), Russia View
Yaroslav EMBA individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Nikultsino (Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District), Russia View
Yaroslav EMBA individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2856 BCE Nikultsino (Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District), Russia View
Yaroslav EMBA-o individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2849 BCE Nikultsino (Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District), Russia View
Yaroslav EMBA individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Nikultsino (Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District), Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2834 BCE Goluzinovo (Yaroslavl Oblast, Gavrilov-Yamsky District, Goluzinovo Village), Russia View
Yaroslavl EMBA individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2571 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo (Yaroslavl Oblast, Danilovsky District, Volosovo Village), Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2866 BCE Moscow. Ivanovogorsky, Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Mytishchi, Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2900 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2841 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2881 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2849 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2863 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2834 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Bronze Age individual, Russia 2571 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2900 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Sargat individual, Russia 2576 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2900 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Volosovo individual, Russia 4445 BCE Yaroslavl. Berendeyevo, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2662 BCE Tver. Bolshnevo 3, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2465 BCE Tver. Bolshnevo 3, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2573 BCE Tver. Bolshnevo 3, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2575 BCE Yaroslavl. Goluzinovo, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2830 BCE Yaroslavl. Khaldeevo, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2861 BCE Moscow. Khanevo, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2900 BCE Moscow. Khanevo, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2837 BCE Moscow. Khanevo, Russia View
Russia West Hg individual, Russia 6455 BCE Vologda. Karavaikha 1, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2626 BCE Ivanovo. Miloslavka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2288 BCE Ivanovo. Miloslavka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2841 BCE Yaroslavl. Naumovskoye, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2841 BCE Yaroslavl. Naumovskoye, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2866 BCE Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2624 BCE Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Russia West Hg individual, Russia 10813 BCE Arkhangelsk. Peschanitsa, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2564 BCE Moscow. Nikolo-Perevoz, Russia View
Corded Ware individual, Estonia 2865 BCE Ida-Viru. Sope, Estonia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2834 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2663 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2700 BCE Ivanovo. Timofeyevka, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2900 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2879 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Fatyanovo individual, Russia 2845 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Yaroslavl. Naumovskoye, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2830 BCE Yaroslavl. Khaldeevo, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2879 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2834 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Yaroslavl. Naumovskoye, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2571 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2866 BCE Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2624 BCE Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2863 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2575 BCE Yaroslavl. Goluzinovo, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2576 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2845 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2881 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2900 BCE Yaroslavl. Voronkovo, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2849 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2900 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo. Central European Russian Forest-Steppe. Yaroslavl. Nikultsino, Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2900 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo (Yaroslavl Oblast, Danilovsky District, Volosovo Village), Russia View
Yaroslav EMBA individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Nikultsino (Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District), Russia View
Yaroslav EMBA individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2856 BCE Nikultsino (Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District), Russia View
Yaroslav EMBA-o individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2849 BCE Nikultsino (Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District), Russia View
Yaroslav EMBA individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2841 BCE Nikultsino (Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District), Russia View
Indo-European individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2834 BCE Goluzinovo (Yaroslavl Oblast, Gavrilov-Yamsky District, Goluzinovo Village), Russia View
Yaroslavl EMBA individual, Russia Fatyanovo Culture 2571 BCE Volosovo-Danilovo (Yaroslavl Oblast, Danilovsky District, Volosovo Village), Russia View
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I7354,0.11860414,0.1109626,0.04436726,0.0466917,0.01538264,0.0232187,0.00818614,0.0070782,-0.01512532,-0.0272511,-0.00192682,0.00024494,0.00336036,0.00327142,0.00711048,0.00168774,-0.00158634,0.00012952,0.00237968,-0.00064398,0.00293754,-0.0008638,0.00078898,0.01025074,0.00084218
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