Explore the ancient reference Latvia Early Modern Riga, its closest modern genetic matches, ancestry models, and genetic distance heatmap.
📍 RegionLatvia
🧬 Closest modern matchLatvian
⏳ Time periodEarly modern period · c. AD 1602
About Latvia Early Modern Riga
Latvia Early Modern Riga 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 Modern Riga DNA closest to?
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Latvia Early Modern Riga is Latvian. Other nearby references include Lithuanian North Žemaitija, Lithuanian West Žemaitija, Lithuanian South Žemaitija, and Lithuanian East Aukštaitija. This gives the Latvia Early Modern Riga profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.
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What does Latvia Early Modern Riga ancestry look like?
The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Latvia Early Modern Riga 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 Modern Riga DNA closest on the map?
The heatmap gives the Latvia Early Modern Riga profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Latvia Early Modern Riga average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
What populations are genetically closest to Latvia Early Modern Riga?
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Latvian. Other nearby references include Lithuanian North Žemaitija, Lithuanian West Žemaitija, Lithuanian South Žemaitija, and Lithuanian East Aukštaitija.
Is Latvia Early Modern Riga DNA closest to Latvian?
In the current modern G25 reference set, Latvian is the closest listed match to the Latvia Early Modern Riga average after removing Latvia Early Modern Riga itself from the table.
What does the Latvia Early Modern Riga heatmap show?
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Latvia Early Modern Riga G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.