Ancient Scandinavia
Historical Timeline
Analyzing your genetic similarity to ancient Scandinavian and Germanic reference samples...
Preparing your genetic-similarity report
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Scandinavia and Germanic Europe were shaped by deep local ancestry, continental exchange, and maritime migration.
8Periods scored
333Dated matches
8,798Years spanned by your matches
Viking / NorseStrongest similarity (39/100)
Periods and individuals through time
Bands show the periods scored in this report, with your similarity score for each. Portraits mark matched ancient individuals at their estimated date; the crown marks your closest match. Select a portrait to see details. The tables below carry the same information as text.
Your matches in chronological order
Period similarity scores
Fit-weighted affinity to each period's reference populations on a 0 to 100 scale. Values are similarity scores and do not add up to your ancestry.
| Period | Dates | Similarity | About this period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesolithic | 12,000 BCE to 4,000 BCE | 0/100 | Post-glacial hunter-gatherers. |
| Neolithic | 4,000 BCE to 1,700 BCE | 1/100 | Early Scandinavian farmers. |
| Nordic Bronze Age | 1,700 BCE to 500 BCE | 12/100 | Nordic Bronze Age societies. |
| Pre-Roman Iron Age | 500 BCE to 1 CE | 0/100 | Pre-Roman Iron Age communities. |
| Roman Iron Age | 1 CE to 400 CE | 23/100 | Germanic communities connected to Rome. |
| Migration Period | 400 CE to 800 CE | 0/100 | Population movements after Rome. |
| Viking / Norse | 800 CE to 1,100 CE | 39/100 | Viking Age Scandinavian populations. |
| Medieval | 1,100 CE to 1,500 CE | 0/100 | Medieval Scandinavian and Germanic societies. |