A man buried in Romania in the era

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A man buried in Romania in the era

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RomaniaAncient Hunter-Gatherers of the Iron Gates

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania

Sample ID: I5408

Date Range

7022 BCE - 6485 BCE

Cultural Period

Ancient Hunter-Gatherers of the Iron Gates

Biological Sex

Male

mtDNA Haplogroup

K1i

Y-DNA Haplogroup

R-FT360000

Social Role

Hunter (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country Romania
Locality Iron Gates. Ostrovul Corbului

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Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7022 BCE - 6485 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Region & Environment

Although the Iron Gates refers to a specific geographic corridor, the input does not provide a defined date range or environmental synopsis to anchor a precise description.

Historical Context

No dates are given, preventing a responsible account of the broader historical sequence.

Populations & Lifeways

The input indicates hunter-gatherer lifeways, but without chronology, settlement patterns, and subsistence strategies cannot be described in a time-specific way.

Archaeology & Material Culture

No linked material-culture details were provided beyond a culture ID, so descriptions would be speculative.

Culture & Society

Without a defined interval, social organization and interaction can only be discussed at a generic level.

Legacy & Transition

Transition narratives require comparison to adjacent periods, which cannot be safely identified from the missing time information.

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 100.0%
Northwestern European 94.1%
Scandinavian 34.9%
English 31.0%
Finnish 28.2%
Southern European 5.9%
Iberian 5.9%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A man buried in Romania in the 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
Polish Kashubian
2.7889
2
Estonian
2.8532
3
Polish
3.4161
4
Russian Pskov
3.4210
5
Russian Kaluga
3.4531
6
Russian Kursk
3.5268
7
Belarusian
3.5926
8
Lithuanian PA
3.5954
9
Russian Voronez
3.6107
10
Ukrainian Dnipro
3.6277
Context

Related Samples

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

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European Hunter-Gatherers individual, Romania Mesolithic Iron Gates, Romania 7022 BCE Iron Gates. Ostrovul Corbului, Romania View
European Hunter-Gatherers individual, Romania Mesolithic Iron Gates, Romania 7125 BCE Iron Gates. Schela Cladovei, Romania View
European Hunter-Gatherers individual, Romania Mesolithic Iron Gates, Romania 7022 BCE Ostrovul-Corbului (Mehedinți County, Hinova), Romania View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7022 BCE Iron Gates. Ostrovul Corbului, Romania View
Iberia Hg individual, Spain 5299 BCE Canes, Spain View
Iberia Hg individual, Spain 7320 BCE Chan do Lindeiro, Spain View
Starcevo individual, Romania 3512 BCE Gura Baciului, Romania View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7125 BCE Iron Gates. Schela Cladovei, Romania View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7250 BCE Iron Gates. Schela Cladovei, Romania View
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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7022 BCE Iron Gates. Ostrovul Corbului, Romania View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7581 BCE Iron Gates. Ostrovul Corbului, Romania View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7059 BCE Iron Gates. Schela Cladovei, Romania View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Serbia 9755 BCE Vlasac, Serbia View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Serbia 6205 BCE Lepenski Vir, Serbia View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Serbia 6222 BCE Lepenski Vir, Serbia View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Serbia 6570 BCE Vlasac, Serbia View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Serbia 6360 BCE Hajduka Vodenica, Serbia View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Serbia 8240 BCE Vlasac, Serbia View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7022 BCE Iron Gates. Ostrovul Corbului, Romania View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Serbia 9300 BCE Padina, Serbia View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7125 BCE Iron Gates. Schela Cladovei, Romania View
Iron Gates Hg individual, Romania 7250 BCE Iron Gates. Schela Cladovei, Romania View
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G25 Coordinates

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I5408,0.13273726,0.12125734,0.08278028,0.07211284,0.04092752,0.03179358,0.00723238,0.01479566,0.0001474,-0.02606918,-0.00093736,-0.00381246,0.0102937,0.00894918,0.00417218,0.0008693,-0.001013,-0.00195054,0.0035749,0.00098108,0.00398146,-0.00296732,-0.00366098,0.00913176,0.00117582
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