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This video is about an individual whose remains were discovered in the Cave of Bichon in the Jura region of Switzerland, dated to around 13,700 years ago. This individual is one of the most important ancient genomes from the Western Hunter-Gatherer genetic cluster, a population that lived in post-Ice Age Europe and contributed significantly to the genetic ancestry of later Europeans.

Genetically, the Bichon man was similar to other WHGs such as the famous Loschbour from Luxembourg, Cheddar man from Britain, and La Braña from Spain.

The Bichon man offers insights into Mesolithic lifeways as he was likely a mobile hunter, and forensic analysis suggests he may have died from injuries inflicted by arrows, possibly during a hunt. The site also included remains of a bear, which may have played a role in his death.

The Bichon man carried the rare Y lineage I2a, which is nowadays found in the Balkans but was once widespread among the hunter gatherers of Europe.