A man buried in Sweden in the Iron Age era

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A man buried in Sweden in the Iron Age era

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SwedenNorthern Swedish Coastal Culture

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

N individual, Sweden

Sample ID: HUN002

Date Range

3370 BCE - 3108 BCE

Cultural Period

Northern Swedish Coastal Culture

Biological Sex

Male

mtDNA Haplogroup

H

Y-DNA Haplogroup

I-Y14619

Social Role

Fisher (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country Sweden
Locality Hunnebostrand
Coordinates 58.4384, 11.3007
Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

N individual, Sweden 3370 BCE - 3108 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Overview

The Northern Swedish Coastal Culture (500 BCE–500 CE) describes an Iron Age horizon focused on Sweden’s northern coastal settings. It belongs to the Nordic Iron Age, when communities used iron tools and developed regionally distinctive material traditions. Coastal access likely played an important role in shaping everyday activities and connections with neighboring regions.

Region & Environment

This period corresponds to the temperate northern coast of Sweden, where sea, bays, and estuaries provided abundant marine resources. Inland forests and rivers supported complementary hunting and fishing strategies. The dynamic coastline offered both food opportunities and practical routes for travel, exchange, and seasonal movement.

Historical Context

In Iron Age northern Europe, increasing use of iron technologies affected toolkits for farming, woodwork, and craft production. Sweden’s coastal zones were well-positioned to participate in wider regional interaction systems. The archaeological record for the period often emphasizes settlement traces, local production, and imported or stylistically connected artifacts where present.

Populations & Lifeways

Populations likely lived in dispersed communities, with household-scale settlements oriented toward both land and sea resources. Lifeways would have included fishing and marine harvesting, alongside hunting and growing or managing resources where appropriate. Social life would have depended on cooperation for seasonal tasks, boat or shore-based labor, and shared networks for exchange.

Archaeology & Material Culture

Iron Age material culture typically includes iron tools and weapons, as well as ceramics and locally made items for daily use. Coastal societies may show distinctive artifact assemblages tied to maritime activities, craft needs, and trade. Burial practices—where archaeologically known—can provide additional evidence of regional identity, although specific interpretations vary by site and region.

Culture & Society

The “Northern Coastal” label points to community identities formed through geography: access to the sea fostered practical familiarity with routes and goods moving along coasts. Material styles can reflect participation in broader Nordic Iron Age traditions while maintaining local preferences. Social standing may have been expressed through deposition practices and the display or distribution of valued goods.

Legacy & Transition

By the early centuries CE, these coastal Iron Age lifeways set patterns for later developments in the Iron Age and beyond. As the Iron Age progressed toward the Viking-period worlds, the importance of maritime connectivity and coastal settlement would remain significant, even as technologies and political structures changed.

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 98.3%
Southern European 76.9%
Iberian 42.9%
Sardinian 18.6%
Italian 10.1%
Balkan 5.3%
Northwestern European 21.4%
Northwestern European 8.9%
Finnish 5.1%
English 4.4%
Scandinavian 3.2%
Asia 1.5%
Northern West Asian 1.5%
Cypriot 1.5%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A man buried in Sweden in the Iron 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
Spanish La Rioja
2.4933
2
Spanish Pirineu
2.7152
3
Spanish Burgos
2.8943
4
Spanish Castello
2.9037
5
French Bigorre
2.9347
6
Spanish Cantabria
2.9601
7
Spanish Valencia
3.0121
8
Spanish Terres De L'ebre
3.0359
9
Spanish Aragon
3.0535
10
Spanish Castilla La Mancha
3.0563
Context

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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
N individual, Sweden Northern Swedish Coastal Culture 3370 BCE Hunnebostrand, Sweden View
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Sources

References

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G25 Coordinates

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HUN002,0.12223996,0.15460216,0.04315404,-0.00741978,0.05401282,-0.00504394,-0.00047558,0.00753686,0.03060084,0.04613286,-0.00690736,0.01085166,-0.0186173,-0.00634142,-0.00130802,0.00326166,-0.00088772,-0.00105954,-0.00027458,-0.0017206,0.002928,0.00432334,-0.00864244,-0.01442182,0.00325707
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