A man buried in France in the Middle Neolithic era

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A man buried in France in the Middle Neolithic era

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FranceMiddle Neolithic Lingolsheim, Alsace, France

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

Grand Est Bas Rhin MN individual, France

Sample ID: TU915(SX29)

Date Range

4800 BCE - 4500 BCE

Cultural Period

Middle Neolithic Lingolsheim, Alsace, France

Biological Sex

Male

mtDNA Haplogroup

T2b

Y-DNA Haplogroup

I-M423

Social Role

Farmer (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country France
Locality Alsace. Lingolsheim
Coordinates 48.5545, 7.6817
Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

Grand Est Bas Rhin MN individual, France 4800 BCE - 4500 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Region & Environment

Alsace, situated between the Rhine and nearby uplands, offered a productive environment for Neolithic farming. River valleys supported cultivation and herding, while surrounding woodland provided timber, fuel, and hunting opportunities, enabling a mixed economy.

Historical Context

The Middle Neolithic (c. 4500–3500 BCE) in western and central Europe is part of a period when farming communities expanded and diversified their material culture. In the Rhine corridor, cultural groups associated with the Michelsberg tradition are often used to frame regional similarities in pottery and other artifacts. The Lingolsheim horizon is commonly discussed within this broader context.

Populations & Lifeways

Middle Neolithic populations were typically sedentary or semi-sedentary, organizing daily life around cultivated fields and managed livestock. Communities built and maintained households and storage areas, and they participated in craft production required for durable tools and domestic equipment. Seasonal cycles continued to affect work and resource use, but overall subsistence strategies relied on agriculture as a foundation.

Archaeology & Material Culture

Archaeological visibility in this period is strongly tied to ceramics, lithic tools, and features preserved at settlement sites. Pottery styles linked to the Lingolsheim/Michelsberg sphere provide a way to correlate sites across the region. Lithic assemblages show ongoing tool-making and repair, while other durable materials reflect household needs rather than long-distance specialization alone.

Culture & Society

Neolithic societies in this region likely had social practices that emphasized community cohesion—shared ceramic styles and recurring patterns of material use. Craft knowledge, especially in pottery production and stoneworking, would have been transmitted within networks of families and local communities. The presence of shared traditions suggests communication across the landscape, though the archaeological record rarely allows precise reconstructions of leadership structures or ritual specialists.

Legacy & Transition

As the Middle Neolithic progressed toward later Neolithic phases, changes in pottery styles and settlement organization signal cultural transitions across the Rhine region. These shifts do not imply the immediate disappearance of earlier farming traditions; rather, they reflect evolving practices in how communities expressed identity and maintained their livelihoods.

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 92.2%
Southern European 92.2%
Italian 41.8%
Sardinian 25.4%
Iberian 24.0%
Balkan 1.1%
Asia 5.2%
Northern West Asian 3.2%
Cypriot 3.2%
Arab, Egyptian & Levantine 2.0%
Arabian 2.0%
Africa 2.6%
North African 2.6%
North African 2.6%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A man buried in France in the Middle Neolithic 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
Sardinian
3.6437
2
French Corsica
6.3942
3
Belmonte Jew
6.5587
4
Italian Lazio
7.3352
5
Italian Umbria
7.6154
6
Sicilian West
7.6462
7
Italian Lombardy
7.8921
8
Sicilian East
7.9891
9
Italian Campania
7.9910
10
Italian Tuscany
7.9911
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G25 Coordinates

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