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A man buried in Germany in the era

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GermanyEarly Bronze Age Central Europe

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

Ceu Eba individual, Germany

Sample ID: MX283

Date Range

2127 BCE - 1926 BCE

Cultural Period

Early Bronze Age Central Europe

Biological Sex

Male

mtDNA Haplogroup

H-c

Y-DNA Haplogroup

R-L2

Social Role

Farmer (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country Germany
Locality Southern Germany. Singen

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Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2127 BCE - 1926 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Overview

The Early Bronze Age in Central Europe reflects a formative phase in which bronze metallurgy and related material culture expanded. This period shows how communities incorporated new technologies into everyday life while also reorganizing social display and exchange.

Region & Environment

Central Europe’s geography—plains, river valleys, and uplands—supported mixed farming and herding economies. Routes following waterways and manageable land corridors helped connect communities with one another and with metal supply networks.

Historical Context

Compared with earlier periods, Early Bronze Age contexts show a greater role for bronze objects and the logistical demands they imply. Bronze production depended on the movement of raw materials and/or finished products, making exchange and network participation important parts of the economy.

Populations & Lifeways

Communities were likely structured around agricultural households and specialized craft roles that varied regionally. Lifeways would have included the production of crops and livestock care, alongside manufacturing and repair of tools and daily equipment.

Archaeology & Material Culture

Material culture commonly includes pottery styles, stone tools, and increasingly bronze items such as daggers, axes, and personal ornaments (where region-specific evidence supports this pattern). Settlements may include open habitation areas and, in some places, defensible or well-organized sites. Burial practices and grave goods often provide clearer evidence for social differentiation than domestic refuse alone.

Culture & Society

Social organization is inferred from differences in artifact styles and from mortuary investments. Regional traditions in pottery and metal forms suggest local identities, while overarching similarities in bronze use and exchange-oriented goods point to interaction across broader distances.

Legacy & Transition

The Early Bronze Age helped establish patterns of metallurgical knowledge and networked exchange that continued through later Bronze Age phases. These developments shaped how later communities responded to changing conditions and contributed to the evolving material culture of the Middle and Late Bronze Age.

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 98.7%
Southern European 55.9%
Iberian 24.0%
Italian 21.6%
Balkan 5.6%
Sardinian 4.7%
Northwestern European 41.6%
English 23.0%
Scandinavian 10.5%
Northwestern European 7.8%
Eastern European 1.2%
Eastern European 1.2%
America 0.7%
America 0.7%
Native American 0.7%
Oceania 0.6%
Melanesian 0.6%
Papuan 0.6%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A man buried in Germany 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
French Auvergne
1.3091
2
French Occitanie
1.5058
3
Spanish Catalunya Central
1.9794
4
Swiss French
1.9829
5
Spanish Penedes
2.0023
6
Spanish Girona
2.0371
7
Spanish Barcelones
2.0466
8
Spanish Lleida
2.1612
9
Spanish Peri Barcelona
2.1776
10
Spanish Camp De Tarragona
2.1787
Context

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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 1875 BCE Kleinaitingen - Gewerbegebiet Nord, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 1926 BCE Wehringen - Hochfeld, Germany View
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Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2114 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2029 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2026 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2027 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2027 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2035 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2112 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2029 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2016 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2026 BCE Königsbrunn - Obere Kreuzstraße (Baugebiet 110), Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2027 BCE Haunstetten - Postillionstraße, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2193 BCE Haunstetten - Postillionstraße, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2127 BCE Haunstetten - Postillionstraße, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2034 BCE Haunstetten - Postillionstraße, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2035 BCE Haunstetten - Postillionstraße, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2133 BCE Haunstetten - Postillionstraße, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2035 BCE Haunstetten - Unterer Talweg 58-62, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2011 BCE Haunstetten - Unterer Talweg 58-62, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 1947 BCE Wehringen - Hochfeld, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2026 BCE Wehringen - Hochfeld, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2014 BCE Wehringen - Hochfeld, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2030 BCE Wehringen - Hochfeld, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 2021 BCE Wehringen - Hochfeld, Germany View
Ceu Eba individual, Germany 1952 BCE Wehringen - Hochfeld, Germany View
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G25 Coordinates

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MX283,0.12888488,0.13961216,0.04517398,0.01378238,0.04704382,0.00535388,-0.00026522,0.00372858,0.0184478,0.0252764,-0.00630336,0.01017404,-0.01139688,-0.01113334,0.00386112,0.00109146,-0.00036426,0.00065264,-0.00081334,-0.00199566,0.00338096,0.0036814,-0.0052441,-0.00156004,0.00049449
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