Ancient Individual

A man buried in Germany in the Early Neolithic era

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A man buried in Germany during the Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany

A fragment of the ancient world, preserved across millennia in strands of DNA.

HBS002

5250 BCE - 4800 BCE

Male

Germany

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Chapter I

Identity

The biological and cultural markers that define this ancient individual

Sample ID

HBS002

Date Range

5250 BCE - 4800 BCE

Cultural Period

Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany

Biological Sex

Male

mtDNA Haplogroup

H2a2a1

Y-DNA Haplogroup

G2a2b

Social Role

Farmer (AI estimate, era-typical)

Chapter II

Place

Where this individual was discovered

Country Germany

Locality Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt

Coordinates 51.9000, 11.0500

Chapter III

Time

When this individual lived in the broader context of human history

HBS002 5250 BCE - 4800 BCE

Chapter IV

Story

The narrative of this ancient life

Region & Environment

In Germany, the Linear Pottery Culture (LBK) is associated with fertile zones where early farmers could cultivate cereals and manage herds. Settlement choices often favored productive loess and other arable soils, along with proximity to water sources and arable land suitable for sustained agriculture.

Historical Context

The 6th to 5th millennia BCE in central Europe saw the establishment and expansion of farming communities across broad regions. LBK settlements represent one of the best-known Neolithic phenomena in this landscape, reflecting both migration and/or cultural diffusion processes that brought new subsistence strategies and material traditions into areas previously dominated by hunter-gatherer lifeways.

Populations & Lifeways

LBK populations practiced cereal agriculture and animal husbandry, with households organized around farming tasks and local craft production. Evidence from house patterns and activity areas at some sites indicates sustained, long-term settlement rather than short-term foraging camps. Community life likely involved coordinated planting and herding, shared management of resources, and social practices expressed through everyday material and burial customs.

Archaeology & Material Culture

The LBK archaeological signature is strongly associated with distinctive impressed pottery—often with linear incisions or impressed decorations—and with domestic assemblages used in cooking, storage, and daily work. Lithic toolkits, ground stone implements, and agricultural-related tools appear alongside ceramics and features connected to settlement life. Some regions also show standardized patterns in building and disposal practices, helping archaeologists recognize the wider LBK tradition.

Culture & Society

LBK societies combined shared cultural practices across wide areas with local variation. Pottery styles, house forms, and recurring patterns of material selection suggest an organized cultural tradition with recognizable social norms. Status and identity are not always visible in the same way as in later periods, but differences in grave treatment and the presence of certain object types can indicate social differentiation within communities.

Legacy & Transition

LBK lifeways set long-lasting foundations for later Neolithic developments in central Europe by establishing farming villages and a durable material tradition. As the Neolithic progressed, regional cultures changed through contact, transformation of settlement patterns, and the appearance of later ceramic and architectural traditions. LBK thus represents an important early stage in the broader Neolithic transition of the German lands.

Chapter V

Genetics

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 57.1%

Southern European 55.7%

Italian 30.5%

Sardinian 9.4%

Iberian 9.0%

Balkan 6.9%

Northwestern European 1.3%

Asia 34.5%

Northern West Asian 19.9%

Cypriot 19.9%

Arab, Egyptian & Levantine 14.6%

Levantine 8.7%

Arabian 5.9%

Africa 6.8%

North African 6.7%

North African 5.6%

Egyptian 1.1%

Oceania 1.7%

Melanesian 1.7%

Papuan 1.7%

Closest Modern Populations

These are the modern populations showing the closest statistical alignment to A man buried in Germany in the Early 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.

Belmonte Jew

4.6781

French Corsica

5.4753

Sicilian West

5.7923

Sardinian

5.8194

Italian Lazio

5.8802

Maltese

6.1896

Sicilian East

6.2138

Italian Umbria

6.2362

Italian Campania

6.3018

Italian Calabria

6.4172

Context

Related Samples

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

Sample ID	Culture/Period	Date	Location	Action
BDB001	Mesolithic Germany	7100 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Bad Dürrenberg, Germany	View
BOT004	Mesolithic Germany	5750 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Bottendorf, Germany	View
BOT005	Mesolithic Germany	5701 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Bottendorf, Germany	View
FLR001	Middle Neolithic France	4542 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
FLR002	Middle Neolithic France	4214 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
FLR003	Middle Neolithic France	4531 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
FLR004	Middle Neolithic France	4678 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
FLR005	Middle Neolithic France	4444 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
FLR007	Middle Neolithic France	4446 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
FLR010	Middle Neolithic France	4447 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
FLR013	Middle Neolithic France	4486 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
FLR014	Middle Neolithic France	4546 BCE	Calvados. Fleury-sur-Orne, France	View
GRG003	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG008	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG015	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG016	Middle Neolithic France	4542 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG018	Middle Neolithic France	4784 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG019	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG021	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG022	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG023	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG025	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG027	Middle Neolithic France	4840 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG028	Middle Neolithic France	4836 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG032	Middle Neolithic France	4310 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG035	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG041	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG043	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG047	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG049	Middle Neolithic France	4781 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG050	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG052	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG056	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
GRG057	Middle Neolithic France	4786 BCE	Yonne. Gurgy "Les Noisats", France	View
HBS002	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS004	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS005	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS006	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS007	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS008	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS009	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
LBR001	Early to Middle Neolithic France	4898 BCE	Alpes-Maritimes. Les Bréguières, France	View
LBR002	Early to Middle Neolithic France	5209 BCE	Alpes-Maritimes. Les Bréguières, France	View
LBR003	Early to Middle Neolithic France	4842 BCE	Alpes-Maritimes. Les Bréguières, France	View
LBR004	Early to Middle Neolithic France	4984 BCE	Alpes-Maritimes. Les Bréguières, France	View
LBR005	Early to Middle Neolithic France	5216 BCE	Alpes-Maritimes. Les Bréguières, France	View
OBN001	Middle Neolithic France	4777 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN002	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN003	Middle Neolithic France	4691 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN004	Middle Neolithic France	4678 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN005	Middle Neolithic France	5023 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN006	Middle Neolithic France	5209 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN007	Middle Neolithic France	4536 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN008	Middle Neolithic France	4686 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN009	Middle Neolithic France	4537 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN010	Middle Neolithic France	5000 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
OBN011	Middle Neolithic France	4686 BCE	Bas-Rhin. Obernai, France	View
PEN001_real1	Early Neolithic France	5478 BCE	Alpes-Maritimes. Pendimoun, France	View
PEN001_real2	Early Neolithic France	5477 BCE	Alpes-Maritimes. Pendimoun, France	View
PEN003	Early Neolithic France	5479 BCE	Alpes-Maritimes. Pendimoun, France	View
PRI001	Middle Neolithic France	4342 BCE	Deux-Sèvres. Prissé-la-Charrière, France	View
PRI005	Middle Neolithic France	4300 BCE	Deux-Sèvres. Prissé-la-Charrière, France	View
PRI006	Middle Neolithic France	4300 BCE	Deux-Sèvres. Prissé-la-Charrière, France	View
SCH001	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH004	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH007	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH009	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH010	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH011	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH014	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH015	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH016	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5298 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH018	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5212 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SMH004	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5299 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
TGM008	Late Neolithic Germany	3335 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Tangermünde, Germany	View
TGM009	Late Neolithic Germany	3483 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Tangermünde, Germany	View
XN164	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5299 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN165	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5296 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN166	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN167	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5310 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN168	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5293 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN169	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5282 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN170	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5209 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN171	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5298 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN172	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5297 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN173	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5210 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN174	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	4946 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN175	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5292 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN178	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN180	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5214 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN182	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5214 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN183	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5304 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN188	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5302 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN191	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5316 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN205	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN206	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5288 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN207	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN211	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5212 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN215	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5208 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN224	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5293 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN225	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View

Sample ID	Culture/Period	Date	Location	Action
I0797	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Karsdorf, Germany	View
I0795	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5215 BCE	Karsdorf, Germany	View
I0022	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen. Viesenhaeuser Hof, Germany	View
I0026	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen. Viesenhaeuser Hof, Germany	View
I0025	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen. Viesenhaeuser Hof, Germany	View
I0054	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5216 BCE	Unterwiederstedt, Germany	View
I0056	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5211 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I0100	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5205 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2014	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5204 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2020	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2022	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
HBS002	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS004	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS005	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS006	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS007	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS008	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
HBS009	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5250 BCE	Saxony-Anhalt. Halberstadt, Germany	View
SCH001	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH004	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH007	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH009	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH010	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH011	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH014	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH015	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5200 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH016	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5298 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SCH018	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5212 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen, Germany	View
SMH004	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5299 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN164	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5299 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN165	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5296 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN166	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN167	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5310 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN168	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5293 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN169	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5282 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN170	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5209 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN171	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5298 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN172	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5297 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN173	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5210 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN174	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	4946 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN175	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5292 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN178	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN180	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5214 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN182	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5214 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN183	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5304 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN188	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5302 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN191	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5316 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN205	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN206	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5288 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN207	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN211	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5212 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN215	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5208 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen I, Germany	View
XN224	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5293 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
XN225	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5300 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen II, Germany	View
I0018	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5307 BCE	Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen. Viesenhaeuser Hof, Germany	View
I0046	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5211 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I0659	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5210 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I0821	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5205 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I1550	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2030	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I0048	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5210 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2036	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I0057	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5215 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2038	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5350 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2032	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2029	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5299 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2037	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5210 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2026	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2008	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5211 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2016	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2017	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2021	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5500 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
I2005	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5299 BCE	Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany	View
Stuttgart	Early Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Germany	5307 BCE	Viesenhaeuser Hof (Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart-Mühlhausen), Germany	View

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References

Scientific publications and genetic data that inform this profile.

Scientific Publication

Ancient genome-wide DNA from France highlights the complexity of interactions between Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers

Authors Rivollat M, Jeong C, Schiffels S, Küçükkalıpçı İ, Pemonge MH et al.

Abstract

Starting from 12,000 years ago in the Middle East, the Neolithic lifestyle spread across Europe via separate continental and Mediterranean routes. Genomes from early European farmers have shown a clear Near Eastern/Anatolian genetic affinity with limited contribution from hunter-gatherers. However, no genomic data are available from modern-day France, where both routes converged, as evidenced by a mosaic cultural pattern. Here, we present genome-wide data from 101 individuals from 12 sites covering today's France and Germany from the Mesolithic (N = 3) to the Neolithic (N = 98) (7000-3000 BCE). Using the genetic substructure observed in European hunter-gatherers, we characterize diverse patterns of admixture in different regions, consistent with both routes of expansion. Early western European farmers show a higher proportion of distinctly western hunter-gatherer ancestry compared to central/southeastern farmers. Our data highlight the complexity of the biological interactions during the Neolithic expansion by revealing major regional variations.

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G25 Coordinates

These coordinates represent a position in genetic space, a tool for comparison, not a conclusion. You can use these to perform custom admixture analysis in G25 Studio.

HBS002,0.10444014,0.15506338,0.00754052,-0.05460858,0.04115818,-0.02653784,-0.00397786,0.00240792,0.04076106,0.04984002,0.00059526,0.00494444,-0.00588872,-0.01042212,-0.00580138,0.0062624,0.00338172,0.00093156,-0.0007484,0.00298912,0.00395784,0.0067955,-0.01040708,-0.0109914,-0.00026054

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