A woman buried in Spain in the Bronze Age era

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A woman buried in Spain in the Bronze Age era

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SpainBronze Age Cabezo Redondo, Southeast Spain

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Record

Sample details

Recorded details and available lineage markers.

Individual

BA individual, Spain

Sample ID: CBR004

Date Range

1538 BCE - 1447 BCE

Cultural Period

Bronze Age Cabezo Redondo, Southeast Spain

Biological Sex

Female

mtDNA Haplogroup

H4a1a

Y-DNA Haplogroup

Not available

Social Role

Laborer (AI estimate, era-typical)

Geography

Location

Where this individual was discovered

Country Spain
Locality Alicante. Villena. Cabezo Redondo
Coordinates 38.6433, -0.8960
Chronology

Date range

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

BA individual, Spain 1538 BCE - 1447 BCE
Context

Historical context

Background information associated with the reference record.

Cabezo Redondo in southeast Spain (c. 1700–1500 BCE) is a Bronze Age horizon associated with Iberian societies and local craft and settlement patterns.

Region & Environment

The southeast Spanish landscape includes river valleys and semi-arid zones where farming and herding depended on access to water and productive soils. Communities would have managed land use across nearby zones suited to cultivation, grazing, and resource extraction. Local clay sources supported pottery production, while regional stone and metal resources influenced tool and craft practices.

Historical Context

In the wider Mediterranean Bronze Age, long-distance exchange and shifting political economies affected local communities. Iberian regions developed recognizable material traditions within this broader context, and the Cabezo Redondo phase is part of this sequence of change. Chronology is generally established through stratified assemblages and comparison of diagnostic artifact types.

Populations & Lifeways

People likely lived in settlements organized around household and community labor, with subsistence grounded in agriculture and animal herding. Craft production and metalworking would have been integrated into daily life and seasonal cycles. Everyday activities—food processing, storage, and tool maintenance—are reflected in the ceramic and small-tool assemblages typical for Bronze Age contexts.

Archaeology & Material Culture

Archaeological evidence for this horizon commonly includes ceramics, stone and bone implements, and metal objects or working debris where preserved. Vessel forms and decorative choices help define the Cabezo Redondo material tradition and support relative dating. Metal-related evidence—when present—can indicate technological choices and participation in broader exchange systems, though specific provenance varies by assemblage.

Culture & Society

Material culture points to shared community practices in pottery styles and craft traditions. Social organization is inferred indirectly: variation in artifact richness or access to metal goods can suggest differential wealth or roles, but firm claims about institutions or hierarchy require caution. Community identity is visible in repeated design patterns and in the organization of settlement space.

Legacy & Transition

As the Middle Bronze Age gave way to later Bronze Age phases across Iberia, artifact styles and settlement emphasis gradually changed. The Cabezo Redondo horizon contributes to tracing these transitions, showing how local Iberian communities adapted production and material expression in response to evolving regional conditions. Its legacy lies in the foundation it provides for understanding later Iberian Bronze Age and Iron Age developments.

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 100.0%
Southern European 87.0%
Iberian 50.6%
Italian 20.2%
Sardinian 16.3%
Northwestern European 13.0%
English 6.5%
Northwestern European 6.5%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A woman buried in Spain in the Bronze 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
2.8664
2
Spanish Burgos
3.2638
3
Spanish Pirineu
3.2905
4
Spanish Castilla La Mancha
3.2989
5
Spanish Aragon
3.3038
6
Spanish Castello
3.3263
7
Spanish Cantabria
3.3329
8
Spanish Navarra
3.3399
9
Spanish Terres De L'ebre
3.3861
10
Spanish Valencia
3.4243
Context

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SE Iberia individual, Spain Chalcolithic Southeast Iberia 3300 BCE Alicante. Villena. Cueva de las Lechuzas, Spain View
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SW Iberia individual, Spain Chalcolithic Southwest Iberia 3300 BCE Sevilla. Valencina de la Concepción. PP4-Montelirio, Spain View
SW Iberia individual, Spain Chalcolithic Southwest Iberia 3300 BCE Sevilla. Valencina de la Concepción. PP4-Montelirio, Spain View
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SW Iberia individual, Spain Chalcolithic Southwest Iberia 3300 BCE PP4-Montelirio (Andalusia, Sevilla, Valencina de la Concepción), Spain View
SW Iberia individual, Spain Chalcolithic Southwest Iberia 3300 BCE PP4-Montelirio (Andalusia, Sevilla, Valencina de la Concepción), Spain View
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Individual Culture/Period Date Location Action
BA individual, Spain Bronze Age Cabezo Redondo, Southeast Spain 1538 BCE Alicante. Villena. Cabezo Redondo, Spain View
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