Research on D-M174 necessarily extends beyond papers that address the lineage directly; nevertheless, a dedicated collection remains essential.
This study examines jomon genomics reveal cold adaptation in Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers of eastern Eurasia. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within ancient dna and archaeogenomics.
Reconstructing population history is harder in South Asia than in many other world regions due to a paucity of ancient DNA. We report genome-wide data for 10 individuals from Old Lady Spider Cave, which lies 4000 meters above sea level in the Himalayan region of Ladakh and dates to around 1500 years before the present (B.P.). These individuals were genetically homogeneous and had an ancestry signature rare in South Asians today: admixed in roughly 50-50% proportions between a population well proxied by present-day North Indians and another genetically…
Prehistoric population movements played a central role in shaping the genetic diversity across Eurasia. As the eastern terminus of the Eurasian continent, the Japanese archipelago provides a pivotal context for reconstructing the genetic interplay between prehistoric indigenous lineages and continental migrations. However, high-resolution genomic evidence from mainland Japan is limited due to poor DNA preservation.
The first genomic study of Guizhou populations spanning 12,000 years, including five individuals older than 10,000 years. It identifies heterogeneous Paleolithic ancestry patterns in southwestern East Asia and traces subsequent shifts in population interaction across the region.
Characterized by the earliest use of pottery, the Jomon culture was a unique Neolithic 59 culture that spread throughout the Japanese Archipelago. Previous archaeological evidence 60 suggests that Jomon hunter-gatherers colonized the southernmost islands, the Ryukyu Archipelago, by approximately 7,000 years before present (YBP). However, genetic 62 characteristics of the Ryukyu Jomon population and its contribution to the modern 63 population have not been elucidated yet.
The Gansu-Qinghai (GQ) region is a critical Eurasian contact zone with exceptional linguistic and genetic diversity. However, genomic studies integrating genetic and linguistic evidence in areas with intensive language mixing remain limited. We conducted fine-scale genomic analyses on 153 new samples from four linguistically mixing or mixed regions: Linxia and Xiahe in Gansu, and Gan ’gou and Wutun in Qinghai.
Objectives: Although human cranial morphology is thought to have undergone changes in various populations over the past century, the details of this three- dimensional transformation remain largely unknown. To address this problem, we conducted a geometric morphometric analysis of cranial shapes in the historical Japanese group who lived approximately 100 years ago and the present- day Japanese group who died in recent years.
The Tibetan-Yi corridor in Southwestern China is well-known for the origins, migration, and evolution of Sino-Tibetan populations. Previous genetic studies have primarily focused on Han and Tibetan populations, leaving the significant genetic diversity within Tibeto-Burman groups under-researched. In this study, to explore the genetic structure and admixture history of Tibeto-Burman populations in southwestern China, we sequenced the human genomes from 100 individuals of the Qiang and Yi ethnic groups in Sichuan Province.
This study examines genetic regulation across germline and somatic variation on the Y chromosome contributes to type 2 diabetes. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within japan, ainu, ryukyu and the jomon.
Background: Maternally inherited, high-copy, non-recombining and fast-mutating, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is exploited in anthropology to trace maternal ancestry and in genetics to reconstruct population histories and study disease susceptibility. The Han Chinese represent the largest ethnic group in the nation and are spread across the country in vast numbers, and their genetics have been extensively studied.
Studies on the genetic characteristics of Tibeto-Burman (TB)-speaking populations have primarily concentrated on highaltitude Tibetan populations, while studies involving TB-speaking populations in Guizhou remain scarce. This research involved sequencing the whole mitochondrial genome of 321 individuals from TB-speaking populations in Guizhou, such as Bai, Yi, and Tujia.
Background The Chengdu Plain and surrounding regions (CPS) host a diverse mosaic of archaeological cultures and ethnolinguistic groups, yet the origins of these populations and the extent of Western Eurasian and East Asian influences remain unclear and underrepresented in genomic studies. As a molecular archaeological archive, Y-chromosome data provide vital insights into the paternal genetic history of ancient Shu populations and their descendants.
This study examines ancient Yellow River ancestry and divergent admixture histories in the Qiang people. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within ancient dna and archaeogenomics.
Whole-genome sequences from four Yayoi individuals in Nagasaki show marked diversity in Jomon ancestry. The study identifies both nearly unadmixed Jomon descendants and admixed individuals, with gene flow between migrants and indigenous Jomon populations already underway around 2.5–2.6 thousand years ago.
This study examines ancient Mitochondrial Genomes Reveal the Maternal Diversity and Genetic Influence of the Qijia Culture in Prehistoric Eastern Asia. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within ancient dna and archaeogenomics.
The Jomon culture that spread across the Japanese archipelago began about 16000 years ago and lasted for over 10000 years. The population history of the Jomon people, prehistoric huntergatherers bearing the Jomon culture, is of great interest in understanding prehistoric East Eurasians. Traditionally, population size and its fluctuations, i.e.
We analyzed eight high-coverage Jomon genomes spanning 9,000-2,800 years ago across the Japanese archipelago. Population genomic analyses revealed substantial genetic homogeneity across time and space reflecting post-glacial isolation, yet temporal stratification emerged: Initial Jomon (Iyai) individuals formed the earliest branch with weaker affinities to present-day Japanese.
This study examines dynamic human admixture histories over the past ~1300 years at the northern Himalayan frontier. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within tibetan, qiangic and himalayan populations.
This study examines genome of an early Okhotsk individual reveals ancient admixture between Jomon and Kamchatka lineages. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within ancient dna and archaeogenomics.
This study examines genomic insights into population structure, adaptation, and archaic introgression at the Himalayan-East Asian crossroads. It is catalogued here as comparative evidence within tibetan, qiangic and himalayan populations.