A man buried in Russia in the Bronze Age era

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A man buried in Russia in the Bronze Age era

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RussiaLate Bronze Age Dolmen Culture, Caucasus, Russia

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

Krasnodar Krai LBA Dolmen individual, Russia

Sample ID: I2051

Date Range

1450 BCE - 1200 BCE

Cultural Period

Late Bronze Age Dolmen Culture, Caucasus, Russia

Biological Sex

Male

mtDNA Haplogroup

H6a1a2a

Y-DNA Haplogroup

J

Social Role

Pastoralist (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country Russia
Locality North Caucasus. Marchenkova Gora
Coordinates 44.5833, 38.1667
Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

Krasnodar Krai LBA Dolmen individual, Russia 1450 BCE - 1200 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

The Late Bronze Age dolmen tradition in the Western Caucasus is defined by distinctive megalithic funerary structures and associated burial assemblages. It represents a long-lived regional phenomenon in which communities invested in monumental architecture to mark and maintain ancestral spaces.

Region & Environment

The Western Caucasus includes rugged terrain with valleys and coastal-adjacent routes depending on locale. Building dolmens required access to appropriate stone sources and the ability to coordinate labor across challenging landscapes.

Historical Context

Dating generally places the dolmen horizon between roughly 2000 and 1200 BCE. During this time, the broader Bronze Age world saw increasing regional variation in technologies and exchange, while the dolmen region maintained strong continuity in burial practices.

Populations & Lifeways

Lifeways likely combined herding and agriculture with hunting and gathering. Communities would have organized households and labor to both support production and carry out monumental construction and re-use of burial sites.

Archaeology & Material Culture

Dolmen culture is especially recognizable for its megalithic tombs—stone chambers set up for burial. Associated grave goods, when preserved, typically include ceramics and small metal or stone items that reflect shared funerary practices.

Culture & Society

The scale and persistence of dolmen construction imply social coordination and shared norms about the treatment of the dead. Monument placement and repeated use suggest that lineage and memory mattered, and that community cooperation was a durable feature of social life.

Legacy & Transition

Dolmen traditions belong to the Late Bronze Age sequence of the Caucasus and provide a basis for understanding subsequent shifts in mortuary practice. As the region moved into later Bronze Age/early Iron Age changes, dolmen burial systems were replaced or transformed, leaving a strong archaeological legacy of monumental architecture.

Analysis

Genetic comparisons

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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.

Asia 88.6%
Northern West Asian 75.1%
Mesopotamian 60.1%
Anatolian 7.0%
Caucasian 5.8%
Cypriot 2.1%
Central Asian, Northern Indian & Pakistani 8.9%
Indian 8.9%
Arab, Egyptian & Levantine 4.6%
Arabian 4.6%
Europe 11.4%
Northwestern European 11.4%
Scandinavian 9.3%
Northwestern European 2.1%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A man 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
Abkhasian
2.0765
2
Ossetian
2.3183
3
Georgian Svaneti
2.3556
4
Adygei
2.8520
5
Abkhasian Gudauta
3.0289
6
Georgian Khevs
3.3744
7
Georgian Tush
3.3864
8
North Ossetian
3.4300
9
Georgian Megr
3.5198
10
Ingushian
3.5741
Context

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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
Krasnodar Krai LBA Dolmen individual, Russia Late Bronze Age Dolmen Culture, Caucasus, Russia 1450 BCE North Caucasus. Marchenkova Gora, Russia View
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G25 Coordinates

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