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A man buried in USA in the era

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USAEarly Middle Age Beringia

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

Beringia Ema individual, USA

Sample ID: I1126

Date Range

730 CE - 1240 CE

Cultural Period

Early Middle Age Beringia

Biological Sex

Male

mtDNA Haplogroup

D2a1a

Y-DNA Haplogroup

Q-Z36017

Social Role

Hunter (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country USA
Locality Alaska. Aleutian Islands. Umnak Island. Chaluka Midden

A location map is not available for this record.

Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

Beringia Ema individual, USA 730 CE - 1240 CE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Region & Environment

This era covers parts of the Bering region, including areas around the Bering land corridor and adjacent coastal/inland zones. Environmental conditions in high latitudes fluctuated with broader climatic trends, influencing vegetation and animal availability.

Historical Context

The Early Middle Age in Beringia is best understood in terms of long-term regional occupation and changing interaction across northeastern Asia and Alaska. As sea and land conditions shifted, movement routes and access to resources would have been periodically reconfigured.

Populations & Lifeways

Populations likely combined hunting and fishing-oriented subsistence with seasonal mobility. Settlement locations would have depended on predictable access to fauna and suitable places for activities such as tool maintenance and processing of animal products.

Archaeology & Material Culture

Archaeological visibility varies in this region, but stone-tool assemblages and site features are important. Finds can include projectile and cutting tools, along with other utilitarian objects associated with subsistence activities. Preservation and survey history affect what archaeologists can confidently document.

Culture & Society

Cultural patterns are inferred from assemblage composition and site organization rather than from written records. Shared technological approaches may reflect cultural continuity, while differences across areas can signal local adaptation and interaction within wider regional frameworks.

Legacy & Transition

Over time, changing ecosystems and broader regional connections contributed to the development of later North American and northeastern Asian cultural sequences. This era’s legacy is primarily the accumulated archaeological record of human adaptation in a challenging and changing environment.

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.

Asia 54.3%
Northern Asian 47.3%
Siberian 39.3%
Mongolian 8.0%
Chinese & Southeast Asian 3.7%
Chinese 3.7%
Japanese & Korean 1.7%
Japanese 1.7%
Central Asian, Northern Indian & Pakistani 1.3%
Pakistan 1.3%
America 45.7%
America 45.7%
Native American 45.7%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A man buried in USA 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
Chipewyan
8.6458
2
Eskimo Naukan
10.2480
3
Greenlander East
10.2800
4
Amerindian North
10.9571
5
Eskimo
10.9907
6
Eskimo Sireniki
12.2636
7
Eskimo Chaplin
12.5511
8
Cree
12.8626
9
Chukchi
16.3429
10
Greenlander West
16.4537
Context

Related Samples

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

Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
Alaska Paleo Aleut individual, USA Paleo-Aleut Culture, Alaska, USA 690 CE Alaska. Aleutian Islands. Umnak Island. Chaluka Midden, USA View
Alaska Ancient Athabaskan individual, USA Ancient Athabaskan, Alaska, USA 1,100 Years Ago 1000 CE Alaska. western interior. Tochak McGrath. Upper Kuskokwim River, USA View
Alaska Ancient Athabaskan individual, USA Ancient Athabaskan, Alaska, USA 1,100 Years Ago 1000 CE Alaska. western interior. Tochak McGrath. Upper Kuskokwim River, USA View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Uelen, Russia 60 CE Uelen Chukotka. Bering Strait, Russia View
Siberian Hunter-Gatherers individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 2897 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 510 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Chukotka Old Bering Sea individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 1050 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 640 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 480 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Irkutsk N Angara individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 5210 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Irkutsk N Angara individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 2900 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Irkutsk Eneolithic individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 1280 CE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 630 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 720 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 690 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Irkutsk N Angara individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 2570 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 810 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Chukotka Old Bering Sea individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 1210 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 970 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 730 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Ekven, Russia 620 CE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Siberian Hunter-Gatherers individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 3950 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Ancestral Athabaskan individual, USA Ancient Athabaskan, Alaska, USA 1,100 Years Ago 1050 CE Alaska. western interior. Tochak McGrath. Upper Kuskokwim River, USA View
Chukotka Old Bering Sea individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Uelen, Russia 830 CE Uelen Chukotka. Bering Strait, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, USA Paleo-Aleut Culture, Alaska, USA 730 CE Alaska. Aleutian Islands. Umnak Island. Chaluka Midden, USA View
Arctic Cultures individual, USA Paleo-Aleut Culture, Alaska, USA 350 BCE Alaska. Aleutian Islands. Umnak Island. Chaluka Midden, USA View
Siberian Hunter-Gatherers individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 2860 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Russia Old Bering Sea Culture Uelen, Russia 990 CE Uelen Chukotka. Bering Strait, Russia View
Siberian Hunter-Gatherers individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 2620 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Siberian Hunter-Gatherers individual, Russia Ust-Belaya Angara Culture, Russia 3790 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Arctic Cultures individual, Canada Middle Dorset Culture, Canada 50 CE Victoria Island, Canada View
Beringia Ia individual, Russia 348 BCE Chukotka. Bering Strait. Ekven, Russia View
Beringia Ancient individual, USA 350 BCE Alaska. Aleutian Islands. Umnak Island. Chaluka Midden, USA View
Beringia Ema individual, USA 730 CE Alaska. Aleutian Islands. Umnak Island. Chaluka Midden, USA View
America North Ancient individual, USA 1050 CE Alaska. western interior. Tochak McGrath. Upper Kuskokwim River, USA View
Ustbelaya N individual, Russia 2860 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
America North Ancient individual, USA 1050 CE Alaska. western interior. Tochak McGrath. Upper Kuskokwim River, USA View
America North Ancient individual, Canada 50 CE Victoria Island, Canada View
Beringia Ma individual, Russia 990 CE Uelen Chukotka. Bering Strait, Russia View
Ustbelaya N individual, Russia 2620 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Ustbelaya N individual, Russia 2860 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
Ustbelaya N individual, Russia 3790 BCE Baikal Region. Angara river basin. Mouth of the Belaya River, Russia View
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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
Beringia Ema individual, USA 730 CE Alaska. Aleutian Islands. Umnak Island. Chaluka Midden, USA View
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G25 Coordinates

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I1126,0.06024334,-0.29668516,0.11063042,0.06174534,-0.09867538,-0.0231165,-0.13884036,-0.1593546,0.00023852,-0.0156762,0.02190044,-0.00793542,0.00839352,-0.01812758,-0.02472434,-0.0114279,0.00112454,0.0127439,0.0236985,0.01057402,0.01236524,-0.02166324,0.01079836,0.01464692,0.02000409
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