A woman buried in Hungary in the Neolithic era

The Vinča culture, a significant archaeological culture of the Middle Neolithic period, thrived in what is now modern-day Serbia, but its influence extended into parts of Hungary and beyond, including Romania, Bosnia, and Macedonia. The Vinča culture, part of the broader Danubian cultures, is predominantly known for its advanced and sophisticated features during the Neolithic period, roughly dating from 5500 to 4500 BCE.
Geographic Context:
In Hungary, the Vinča culture was primarily situated in the southern regions, along the banks of the Danube River. The river's fertile plains provided a rich environment for agriculture and settled life, setting the stage for a thriving community that would develop well-planned settlements and engage in farming, crafting, and trade.
Settlements:
Vinča settlements in Hungary were typically large and complex. The houses built during this era were rectangular, constructed with wattle and daub, and often featured thatched roofs. Some evidence suggests that settlements were organized in a planned manner, with houses oriented in parallel rows and street-like formations. The use of clay plaster on walls and floors was common, indicating a concern for structural aesthetics and durability.
Economy and Subsistence:
The Vinča culture had a mixed farming economy. Agriculture was at the heart of their subsistence strategy, with evidence of cultivated crops such as wheat, barley, and legumes. Animal husbandry was also practiced, with domesticated cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats being essential to their diet. Fishing and hunting supplemented their diet, adding variety to their culinary habits.
Craftsmanship and Artifacts:
One of the most distinguishing features of the Vinča culture is its impressive craftsmanship, particularly in pottery. Vinča pottery is renowned for its intricate designs, including spirals, geometric patterns, and zoomorphic motifs, often created using flint tools. The pottery was not only functional but also held ceremonial significance.
Another hallmark of Vinča artistry is the creation of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines. These often abstract representations have been found abundantly across various sites, indicating their possible religious or ritualistic significance.
Social Structure:
The Vinča society is believed to have been relatively complex and hierarchical. The size and structure of settlements suggest the existence of some form of social organization, potentially including leaders or skilled artisans who held higher status. The presence of long-distance trade networks also implies an advanced level of societal interaction and economic complexity.
Religion and Symbolism:
Vinča culture is also notable for its symbols, some of which are interpreted as proto-writing or early scripts. The symbols appear on pottery, figurines, and other objects, suggesting a form of communication or ritual significance. The interpretation of these symbols remains speculative, with theories ranging from property marks to religious or calendrical meanings.
Legacy and Influence:
The Vinča culture significantly contributed to the diffusion of Neolithic technologies and ideas across Europe. Its extensive trade networks facilitated cultural exchange, spreading agricultural practices, and technological innovations. The culture's decline around 4500 BCE remains a subject of study, potentially linked to environmental changes, resource depletion, or social upheavals.
In summary, the Middle Neolithic Vinča culture in Hungary represents an era of remarkable advancement for its time, with sophisticated settlements, distinctive craftsmanship, and complex social structures underscoring its importance in the prehistoric European context. Its legacy is recognized in its contributions to Neolithic cultural development and its influence on subsequent European civilizations.
Sample ID | Culture/Period | Date | Location | Action |
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I2199 | Early Neolithic Spain | 5214 BCE | Burgos. El Prado de Pancorbo, Spain | View |
I2467 | Chalcolithic Spain | 2474 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. El Sotillo, Spain | View |
I0802 | Middle Neolithic Salzmuende Culture, Germany | 3400 BCE | Salzmünde-Schiepzig, Germany | View |
I0800 | Middle Neolithic Salzmuende Culture, Germany | 3348 BCE | Salzmünde-Schiepzig, Germany | View |
I0449 | Late Neolithic Tisza Culture, Hungary | 5000 BCE | Hódmezővásárhely-Gorzsa. grave 18, Hungary | View |
I1560 | Middle Neolithic Germany | 3800 BCE | Erwitte-Schmerlecke, Germany | View |
I1893 | Late Neolithic Sopot Culture, Hungary | 5034 BCE | Alsónyék-Elkerülő 2, Hungary | View |
I1904 | Middle Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5209 BCE | Bátaszék-Lajvér, Hungary | View |
I1593 | Middle Neolithic Blatterhohle, Germany | 3644 BCE | Blatterhole Cave, Germany | View |
I1563 | Middle Neolithic Blatterhohle, Germany | 3626 BCE | Blatterhole Cave, Germany | View |
I1565 | Middle Neolithic Blatterhohle, Germany | 3725 BCE | Blatterhole Cave, Germany | View |
I1876 | Early Neolithic Starčevo Culture 1, Hungary | 5656 BCE | Alsonyek-Bataszek. Mérnöki telep, Hungary | View |
I1882 | Middle Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Budakeszi. Szőlőskert-Tangazdaság, Hungary | View |
I1883 | Middle Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5303 BCE | Tolna-Mözs TO26, Hungary | View |
I1885 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5363 BCE | Versend-Gilencsa, Hungary | View |
I1981 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3013 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. Alto de la Huesera, Spain | View |
I2351 | Chalcolithic Balaton-Lasinja Culture, Hungary | 4300 BCE | Tolna-Mözs TO3, Hungary | View |
I2352 | Late Neolithic Lengyel Culture, Hungary | 4900 BCE | Veszprém Jutasi út, Hungary | View |
I2353 | Early Chalcolithic Tiszapolgár Culture, Hungary | 4500 BCE | Pusztataskony-Ledence I, Hungary | View |
I2354 | Early Chalcolithic Tiszapolgár Culture, Hungary | 4500 BCE | Pusztataskony-Ledence I, Hungary | View |
I2355 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Szakálhát Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Pusztataskony-Ledence I, Hungary | View |
I2356 | Early Chalcolithic Tiszapolgár Culture, Hungary | 4500 BCE | Pusztataskony-Ledence I, Hungary | View |
I2357 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Szakálhát Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Pusztataskony Ledence 1, Hungary | View |
I2358 | Late Neolithic Tisza Culture, Hungary | 5000 BCE | Pusztataskony-Ledence I, Hungary | View |
I2359 | Late Neolithic Tisza Culture, Hungary | 5000 BCE | Pusztataskony-Ledence I, Hungary | View |
I2368 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3300 BCE | Budakalász-Luppa csárda, Hungary | View |
I2369 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3370 BCE | Budakalász-Luppa csárda, Hungary | View |
I2370 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3345 BCE | Alsónémedi, Hungary | View |
I2371 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3361 BCE | Alsónémedi, Hungary | View |
I2374 | Early Neolithic Körös Culture, Hungary | 6000 BCE | Törökszentmiklos Tiszapüspöki Karanycs haromag 3. lh., Hungary | View |
I2375 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Tiszadob Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Tiszadob-Ó-Kenéz, Hungary | View |
I2376 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Tiszadob Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Tiszadob-Ó-Kenéz, Hungary | View |
I2377 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Tiszadob Group, Hungary | 5210 BCE | Tiszadob-Ó-Kenéz, Hungary | View |
I2378 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Tiszadob Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Hejőkürt-Lidl logisztikai központ, Hungary | View |
I2379 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Tiszadob Group, Hungary | 5209 BCE | Hejőkürt-Lidl logisztikai központ, Hungary | View |
I2380 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Szatmár Group, Hungary | 5500 BCE | Mezőkövesd-Mocsolyás, Hungary | View |
I2382 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Szatmár Group, Hungary | 5500 BCE | Mezőkövesd-Mocsolyás, Hungary | View |
I2383 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Hajdúnánás-Eszlári út, Hungary | View |
I2387 | Late Neolithic Tisza Culture, Hungary | 5000 BCE | Hódmezővásárhely-Kökénydomb Vörös tanya, Hungary | View |
I2394 | Chalcolithic Balaton-Lasinja Culture, Hungary | 4341 BCE | Veszprém Jutasi út, Hungary | View |
I2395 | Early Chalcolithic Tiszapolgár Culture, Hungary | 4500 BCE | Pusztataskony-Ledence I, Hungary | 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 |
I3270 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3000 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. Las Yurdinas II, Spain | View |
I3271 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3000 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. Las Yurdinas II, Spain | View |
I3272 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3307 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. La Chabola de la Hechicera, Spain | View |
I3269 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3000 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. Las Yurdinas II, Spain | View |
I4181 | Middle Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Bölcske-Gyűrűsvölgy, Hungary | View |
I4183 | Late Neolithic Sopot Culture, Hungary | 4928 BCE | Szemely-Hegyes, Hungary | View |
I4184 | Late Neolithic Sopot Culture, Hungary | 4932 BCE | Szemely-Hegyes, Hungary | View |
I4185 | Late Neolithic Sopot Culture, Hungary | 5026 BCE | Alsónyék-Elkerülö 2, Hungary | View |
I4186 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Esztár Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Ebes-Sajtgyár, Hungary | View |
I4187 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Esztár Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Ebes-Zsongvölgy, Hungary | View |
I4189 | Chalcolithic Balaton-Lasinja Culture, Hungary | 4300 BCE | Alsónyék. site 11, Hungary | View |
I4196 | Middle Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Budakeszi. Szőlőskert-Tangazdaság, Hungary | View |
I4199 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Tiszadob Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Tiszadob-Ó-Kenéz, Hungary | View |
I1594 | Middle Neolithic Blatterhohle, Germany | 3338 BCE | Blatterhole Cave, Germany | View |
I1838 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3356 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. Las Yurdinas II, Spain | View |
I1843 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3015 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. Alto de la Huesera, Spain | View |
I1887 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5400 BCE | Versend-Gilencsa, Hungary | View |
I1889 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5205 BCE | Szederkény-Kukorica-dülö, Hungary | View |
I1890 | Late Neolithic Sopot Culture, Hungary | 5100 BCE | Fajsz Garadomb, Hungary | View |
I1891 | Late Neolithic Sopot Culture, Hungary | 5203 BCE | Fajsz Garadomb, Hungary | View |
I1894 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5400 BCE | Versend-Gilencsa, Hungary | View |
I1896 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5317 BCE | Szederkény-Kukorica-dülö, Hungary | View |
I1899 | Late Neolithic Lengyel Culture, Hungary | 4900 BCE | Veszprém Jutasi út, Hungary | View |
I1900 | Late Neolithic Lengyel Culture, Hungary | 4797 BCE | Veszprém Jutasi út, Hungary | View |
I1901 | Late Neolithic Lengyel Culture, Hungary | 4900 BCE | Veszprém Jutasi út, Hungary | View |
I1903 | Late Neolithic Lengyel Culture, Hungary | 4900 BCE | Bátaszék-Lajvér, Hungary | View |
I1906 | Late Neolithic Lengyel Culture, Hungary | 4900 BCE | Csabdi-Télizöldes, Hungary | View |
I1908 | Chalcolithic Balaton-Lasinja Culture, Hungary | 4300 BCE | Keszthely-Fenékpuszta. Pusztaszentegyházi-dűlő, Hungary | View |
I1909 | Chalcolithic Balaton-Lasinja Culture, Hungary | 4239 BCE | Lánycsók. Csata-alja, Hungary | View |
I1972 | Early Neolithic Spain | 4836 BCE | Burgos. El Prado de Pancorbo, Spain | View |
I1975 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3092 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. La Chabola de la Hechicera, Spain | View |
I2743 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Szakálhát Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Cegléd. site 4/1, Hungary | View |
I2744 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Szakálhát Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Cegléd. site 4/1, Hungary | View |
I2745 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Szakálhát Group, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Cegléd. site 4/1, Hungary | View |
I2746 | Late Neolithic Tisza Culture, Hungary | 5000 BCE | Vésztő-Mágor, Hungary | View |
I2752 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3600 BCE | Balatonlelle-Felső-Gamász, Hungary | View |
I2753 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3333 BCE | Balatonlelle-Felső-Gamász, Hungary | View |
I2754 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3338 BCE | Balatonlelle-Felső-Gamász, Hungary | View |
I2755 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3600 BCE | Balatonlelle-Felső-Gamász, Hungary | View |
I2763 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3363 BCE | Vörs, Hungary | View |
I2783 | Middle Chalcolithic Hunyadihalom Culture, Hungary | 4228 BCE | Nemesnádudvar-Papföld. M9/7 lh., Hungary | View |
I2785 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3600 BCE | Vámosgyörk MHAT telep, Hungary | View |
I2788 | Late Chalcolithic Proto-Boleráz Culture, Hungary | 3910 BCE | Abony. Turjányos-dűlő, Hungary | View |
I2789 | Late Chalcolithic Proto-Boleráz Culture, Hungary | 3800 BCE | Abony. Turjányos-dűlő, Hungary | View |
I4971 | Early Neolithic Hunter-Gatherer Körös Culture, Hungary | 5737 BCE | Tiszaszőlős-Domaháza, Hungary | View |
I4972 | Early Neolithic Körös Culture, Hungary | 6000 BCE | Tiszaszőlős-Domaháza, Hungary | View |
I5838 | Chalcolithic Spain | 2900 BCE | Burgos. Atapuerca. El Mirador Cave, Spain | View |
I2794 | Early Neolithic Körös Culture, Hungary | 5713 BCE | Törökszentmiklós. road 4. site 3, Hungary | View |
I1880 | Early Neolithic Starčevo Culture 2, Hungary | 5800 BCE | Lánycsók. Gata-Csatola, Hungary | View |
I0166 | Neolithic Germany | 4600 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View |
I2373 | Early Neolithic Körös Culture, Hungary | 6000 BCE | Törökszentmiklos Tiszapüspöki Karanycs haromag 3. lh., Hungary | View |
I3276 | Chalcolithic Spain | 3096 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. Alto de la Huesera, Spain | View |
I3273 | Middle to Late Neolithic Spain | 3606 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. La Chabola de la Hechicera, Spain | View |
I2790 | Late Chalcolithic Proto-Boleráz Culture, Hungary | 3768 BCE | Abony. Turjányos-dűlő, Hungary | View |
I1907 | Chalcolithic Balaton-Lasinja Culture, Hungary | 4334 BCE | Enese elkerülő. Kóny. Proletár-dülö. M85. Site 2, Hungary | View |
I2793 | Early Chalcolithic Tiszapolgár-Bodrogkeresztúr Culture, Hungary | 4442 BCE | Törökszentmiklós. road 4. site 3, Hungary | View |
I2367 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3333 BCE | Budakalász-Luppa csárda, Hungary | View |
I2791 | Late Chalcolithic Proto-Boleráz Culture, Hungary | 3649 BCE | Abony. Turjányos-dűlő, Hungary | View |
I2366 | Late Chalcolithic Baden Culture, Hungary | 3340 BCE | Budakalász-Luppa csárda, Hungary | View |
I1877 | Early Neolithic Starčevo Culture 2, Hungary | 5713 BCE | Alsonyek-Bataszek. Mérnöki telep, Hungary | View |
I2739 | Middle Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5307 BCE | Alsónyék-Bátaszék. site 11, Hungary | View |
I1878 | Early Neolithic Starčevo Culture 1, Hungary | 5830 BCE | Alsonyek-Bataszek. Mérnöki telep, Hungary | View |
I1895 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5318 BCE | Szederkény-Kukorica-dülö, Hungary | View |
I2384 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5305 BCE | Hajdúnánás-Eszlári út, Hungary | View |
I1905 | Late Neolithic Lengyel Culture, Hungary | 4834 BCE | Csabdi-Télizöldes, Hungary | View |
I4188 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Polgár-Piócás, Hungary | View |
I3535 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5217 BCE | Hajdúnánás-Eszlári út, Hungary | View |
I3537 | Middle Neolithic Alföld Linear Pottery Culture Szatmár Group, Hungary | 5479 BCE | Mezőkövesd-Mocsolyás, Hungary | View |
I1902 | Late Neolithic Lengyel Culture, Hungary | 4900 BCE | Felsőörs-Bárókert, Hungary | View |
I0447 | Late Neolithic Tisza Culture, Hungary | 5000 BCE | Hódmezővásárhely-Gorzsa. grave 4, Hungary | View |
I3536 | Middle Neolithic Linear Pottery Culture, Hungary | 5300 BCE | Enese elkerülő. Kóny. Proletár-dülö. M85. Site 2, Hungary | 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 |
I0447 | 5000 BCE | Hódmezővásárhely-Gorzsa. grave 4, Hungary | View | |
I2373 | 6000 BCE | Törökszentmiklos Tiszapüspöki Karanycs haromag 3. lh., Hungary | View | |
I1877 | 5713 BCE | Alsonyek-Bataszek. Mérnöki telep, Hungary | View | |
I3535 | 5217 BCE | Hajdúnánás-Eszlári út, Hungary | View | |
I3536 | 5300 BCE | Enese elkerülő. Kóny. Proletár-dülö. M85. Site 2, Hungary | View | |
I3537 | 5479 BCE | Mezőkövesd-Mocsolyás, Hungary | View | |
I4188 | 5300 BCE | Polgár-Piócás, Hungary | View | |
I0018 | 5307 BCE | Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart-Mühlhausen. Viesenhaeuser Hof, Germany | View | |
I2739 | 5307 BCE | Alsónyék-Bátaszék. site 11, Hungary | View | |
I2790 | 3768 BCE | Abony. Turjányos-dűlő, Hungary | View | |
I2791 | 3649 BCE | Abony. Turjányos-dűlő, Hungary | View | |
I2793 | 4442 BCE | Törökszentmiklós. road 4. site 3, Hungary | View | |
I1895 | 5318 BCE | Szederkény-Kukorica-dülö, Hungary | View | |
I1902 | 4900 BCE | Felsőörs-Bárókert, Hungary | View | |
I1905 | 4834 BCE | Csabdi-Télizöldes, Hungary | View | |
I1907 | 4334 BCE | Enese elkerülő. Kóny. Proletár-dülö. M85. Site 2, Hungary | View | |
I1878 | 5830 BCE | Alsonyek-Bataszek. Mérnöki telep, Hungary | View | |
I2366 | 3340 BCE | Budakalász-Luppa csárda, Hungary | View | |
I2367 | 3333 BCE | Budakalász-Luppa csárda, Hungary | View | |
I2384 | 5305 BCE | Hajdúnánás-Eszlári út, Hungary | View | |
I0046 | 5211 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I0659 | 5210 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I0048 | 5210 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I1550 | 5500 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I0821 | 5205 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I0057 | 5215 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2005 | 5299 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2008 | 5211 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2016 | 5500 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2017 | 5500 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2021 | 5500 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2026 | 5500 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2029 | 5299 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2030 | 5500 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2032 | 5500 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2036 | 5500 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2037 | 5210 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I2038 | 5350 BCE | Halberstadt-Sonntagsfeld, Germany | View | |
I3273 | 3606 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. La Chabola de la Hechicera, Spain | View | |
I3276 | 3096 BCE | Basque Country. Alava. Alto de la Huesera, Spain | View | |
I2357 | 5300 BCE | Pusztataskony Ledence 1, Hungary | View | |
I2373 | 6000 BCE | Törökszentmiklos Tiszapüspöki Karanycs haromag 3. lh., Hungary | View |
Sample ID | Culture/Period | Date | Location | Action |
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I1885 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5363 BCE | Versend-Gilencsa, Hungary | View |
I1887 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5400 BCE | Versend-Gilencsa, Hungary | View |
I1889 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5205 BCE | Szederkény-Kukorica-dülö, Hungary | View |
I1894 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5400 BCE | Versend-Gilencsa, Hungary | View |
I1896 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5317 BCE | Szederkény-Kukorica-dülö, Hungary | View |
I1895 | Middle Neolithic Vinča Culture, Hungary | 5318 BCE | Szederkény-Kukorica-dülö, Hungary | View |
Ancient genetic admixture analysis compares the DNA profile of this individual (I1885) with present-day reference populations. These results show what percentage of the individual's genetic makeup resembles ancient populations from different geographic regions.
Modern genetic admixture analysis compares the DNA profile of this individual (I1885) with present-day reference populations. These results show what percentage of the individual's genetic makeup resembles modern populations from different geographic regions.
These results complement the ancient ancestry components shown in the previous section, offering a different perspective on the individual's genetic profile by comparing it with modern reference populations rather than prehistoric ancestral groups.
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Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers
Ancient DNA studies have established that Neolithic European populations were descended from Anatolian migrants who received a limited amount of admixture from resident hunter-gatherers. Many open questions remain, however, about the spatial and temporal dynamics of population interactions and admixture during the Neolithic period. Here we investigate the population dynamics of Neolithization across Europe using a high-resolution genome-wide ancient DNA dataset with a total of 180 samples, of which 130 are newly reported here, from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods of Hungary (6000-2900 bc, n = 100), Germany (5500-3000 bc, n = 42) and Spain (5500-2200 bc, n = 38). We find that genetic diversity was shaped predominantly by local processes, with varied sources and proportions of hunter-gatherer ancestry among the three regions and through time. Admixture between groups with different ancestry profiles was pervasive and resulted in observable population transformation across almost all cultural transitions. Our results shed new light on the ways in which gene flow reshaped European populations throughout the Neolithic period and demonstrate the potential of time-series-based sampling and modelling approaches to elucidate multiple dimensions of historical population interactions.