A woman buried in Sweden in the Bronze Age era

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A woman buried in Sweden in the Bronze Age era

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SwedenSwedish Frälsegården Steppe-Influenced Culture

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

Fralsegarden EBA-o Steppe1 individual, Sweden

Sample ID: FRA201

Date Range

2461 BCE - 2291 BCE

Cultural Period

Swedish Frälsegården Steppe-Influenced Culture

Biological Sex

Female

mtDNA Haplogroup

K1a1b2b

Y-DNA Haplogroup

Not available

Social Role

Farmer (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country Sweden
Locality Frälsegården
Coordinates 58.1644, 13.4547
Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

Fralsegarden EBA-o Steppe1 individual, Sweden 2461 BCE - 2291 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Overview

The Swedish Frälsegården Steppe-Influenced Culture is placed within the Nordic Bronze Age between roughly 1700 and 1100 BCE. Archaeologically, it is associated with assemblages and material practices that differ from earlier Mesolithic patterns and align with Bronze Age transformations in technology, landscape use, and exchange.

Region & Environment

This period took place across Sweden’s temperate landscapes, with productive zones in river valleys, lake regions, and coastal areas. Environmental conditions supported mixed exploitation of arable patches, pastures, woodland resources, and aquatic settings. People organized settlements and land use to take advantage of both inland and water-connected resource areas.

Historical Context

The Nordic Bronze Age reflects increasing regional interaction and the spread of bronze metallurgy practices across northern Europe. In this framework, the “steppe-influenced” label signals archaeologists’ interest in similarities or connections to broader Eurasian developments visible in some material traits. The precise mechanisms of influence are not uniform across Europe and are generally treated cautiously in archaeological interpretation.

Populations & Lifeways

Populations were likely organized in communities with recurring social ties and local leadership roles, as suggested by patterned deposition and land-use changes in Bronze Age contexts. Lifeways would have included managing domestic resources (such as herding and cultivation where feasible) alongside hunting and fishing. Mobility likely decreased compared with earlier Mesolithic periods, though seasonal exploitation of particular resources remained important.

Archaeology & Material Culture

Bronze Age material culture is often visible through metalwork, durable tools, and distinctive artifact styles, alongside stone and ceramic traditions used for daily life. In steppe-influenced contexts, archaeologists often look for changes in burial practice or artifact typologies that suggest wider connections. Even where specific sites vary, the overall pattern indicates increased emphasis on objects that communicate identity and social relationships.

Culture & Society

Culture and society in this era were structured around shared traditions of production and exchange. Bronze artifacts and recurrent stylistic choices imply communication networks among different communities. Social organization likely involved cooperation for craft production, resource procurement, and participation in rituals or public display.

Legacy & Transition

As the Nordic Bronze Age progressed beyond 1100 BCE, subsequent changes in climate, regional politics, and cultural networks altered settlement patterns and material styles. The Frälsegården steppe-influenced phase stands as one stage in Sweden’s long Bronze Age trajectory, linking earlier Neolithic backgrounds to later Iron Age transformations.

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 91.9%
Northwestern European 75.9%
English 47.3%
Scandinavian 10.4%
Northwestern European 9.8%
Finnish 8.4%
Southern European 12.7%
Balkan 12.7%
Eastern European 3.3%
Eastern European 3.3%
Asia 6.9%
Central Asian, Northern Indian & Pakistani 6.0%
Pakistan 4.2%
Indian 1.7%
Northern West Asian 0.9%
Anatolian 0.9%
Africa 0.5%
West African 0.5%
Ghanaian, Liberian, Sierra Leonean 0.5%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A woman buried in Sweden 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
Orcadian
2.7976
2
Scottish
2.9207
3
Irish
3.0551
4
Shetlandic
3.1044
5
Norwegian
3.1504
6
Dutch
3.1942
7
Afrikaner
3.2042
8
Icelandic
3.2788
9
English
3.3318
10
Danish
3.3875
Context

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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
Fralsegarden EBA-o Steppe1 individual, Sweden Swedish Frälsegården Steppe-Influenced Culture 2461 BCE Frälsegården, Sweden View
Fralsegarden EBA-o Steppe1 individual, Sweden Swedish Frälsegården Steppe-Influenced Culture 2467 BCE Frälsegården, Sweden View
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G25 Coordinates

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FRA201,0.12472658,0.11552966,0.0539286,0.05128522,0.03037348,0.02012714,0.00028724,0.00305744,0.00335732,-0.00459546,-0.00629696,0.00262782,-0.01025484,-0.00778536,0.01954084,-0.00430718,-0.01950418,0.00222244,-0.0006901,-0.0039248,0.00245424,0.00275278,-0.00401646,0.0137476,-0.00075244
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