Explore the ancient reference Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age, its closest modern genetic matches, ancestry models, and genetic distance heatmap.
📍 RegionLatvia
🧬 Closest modern matchLithuanian North Žemaitija
⏳ Time periodEarly medieval period · c. AD 925
About Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age
Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age is a reference in the World Genetics ancient G25 dataset. This page compares its coordinates with modern and ancient references. Labels may identify a sampled group, archaeological context, individual, or simulation; they do not necessarily describe an entire ancient population.
The map shows similarity to present-day reference populations, not the historical territory of this ancient group. Genetic similarity alone does not establish direct descent.
What is Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age DNA closest to?
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age is Lithuanian North Žemaitija. Other nearby references include Latvian, Lithuanian West Žemaitija, Lithuanian South Žemaitija, and Lithuanian East Aukštaitija. This gives the Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.
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What does Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age ancestry look like?
The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age average. It should be read as a model of deep ancestry components, while the closest-match table is the better guide to which modern populations are most similar in G25 space.
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Where is Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age DNA closest on the map?
The heatmap gives the Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
What populations are genetically closest to Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age?
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Lithuanian North Žemaitija. Other nearby references include Latvian, Lithuanian West Žemaitija, Lithuanian South Žemaitija, and Lithuanian East Aukštaitija.
Is Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age DNA closest to Lithuanian North Žemaitija?
In the current modern G25 reference set, Lithuanian North Žemaitija is the closest listed match to the Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age average after removing Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age itself from the table.
What does the Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age heatmap show?
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Latvia Early Medieval Viking Age G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.