A man buried in Lithuania in the era

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A man buried in Lithuania in the era

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LithuaniaEarly Middle Neolithic Baltic

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

Baltic Emn individual, Lithuania

Sample ID: Kretuonas2

Date Range

5500 BCE - 2900 BCE

Cultural Period

Early Middle Neolithic Baltic

Biological Sex

Male

mtDNA Haplogroup

U5b2b

Y-DNA Haplogroup

I-FT384996

Social Role

Farmer (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country Lithuania
Locality Kretuonas 1B

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Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

Baltic Emn individual, Lithuania 5500 BCE - 2900 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Between about 5500 and 4500 BCE, Early Middle Neolithic communities in the Baltic region practiced food production while still relying on locally available environments. Their archaeological record highlights pottery styles, settlement traces, and toolkits that support a village-based economy.

Region & Environment

The Baltic’s mixture of coasts, lakes, rivers, and forested interiors shaped daily subsistence. Seasonal availability of resources would have affected hunting, fishing, gathering, and how intensively farming could be pursued in different micro-regions.

Historical Context

This era falls within the Neolithic development of farming societies in northern Europe. Communities adopted domestic plants and animals and integrated them with local strategies, producing a flexible subsistence base rather than an exclusively agricultural economy.

Populations & Lifeways

People likely lived in semi-permanent settlements or repeated occupation zones. Household labor included cultivation, herding, food processing, and craft production such as pottery making. Mobility may have remained relevant for fishing, hunting, or exploiting particular landscapes.

Archaeology & Material Culture

Archaeological signatures include ceramics with regionally distinctive decorative traditions, reflecting both learning within communities and differences between groups. Stone tools for cutting and scraping, as well as woodworking-related implements, are important for understanding daily tasks. Settlement patterns and domestic debris provide evidence of long-term or repeated habitation.

Culture & Society

Ceramic style and settlement practices indicate that Neolithic communities were part of broader cultural networks. At the same time, variations in decoration and artifact combinations suggest local identities and selective adoption of technologies and practices.

Legacy & Transition

Over time, these Neolithic foundations—settlement routines, pottery traditions, and mixed subsistence practices—helped structure later developments in the Middle and Late Neolithic Baltic. Shifts into subsequent periods are visible in changing artifact styles and evolving settlement organization.

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

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Europe 100.0%
Northwestern European 100.0%
Northwestern European 65.7%
English 34.3%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A man buried in Lithuania 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
Estonian
2.2887
2
Russian Pskov
3.0601
3
Polish Kashubian
3.1715
4
Russian Kaluga
3.3441
5
Lithuanian PA
3.3570
6
Lithuanian VA
3.4119
7
Lithuanian VZ
3.4380
8
Belarusian
3.5105
9
Russian Yaroslavl
3.5282
10
Russian Tver
3.5508
Context

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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
Baltic Emn individual, Lithuania 5500 BCE Kretuonas 1B, Lithuania View
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G25 Coordinates

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