Ancient genomes from northern China suggest links between subsistence changes and human migration

Chao Ning, Tianjiao Li, Ke Wang, Fan Zhang, Tao Li, Xiyan Wu, Shizhu Gao, Quanchao Zhang, Hai Zhang, Mark J. Hudson, Guanghui Dong, Sihao Wu, Yanming Fang, Chen Liu, Chunyan Feng, Wei Li, Tao Han, Ruo Li, Jian Wei, Yonggang Zhu, Yawei Zhou, Chuan-Chao Wang, Shengying Fan, Zenglong Xiong, Zhouyong Sun, Maolin Ye, Lei Sun, Xiaohong Wu, Fawei Liang, Yanpeng Cao, Xingtao Wei, Hong Zhu, Hui Zhou, Johannes Krause (), Martine Robbeets (), Choongwon Jeong () and Yinqiu Cui ()
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Chao Ning: Jilin University
Tianjiao Li: Jilin University
Ke Wang: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Fan Zhang: Jilin University
Tao Li: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Xiyan Wu: Jilin University
Shizhu Gao: Jilin University
Quanchao Zhang: Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Jilin University
Hai Zhang: Peking University
Mark J. Hudson: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Guanghui Dong: Lanzhou University
Sihao Wu: Jilin University
Yanming Fang: Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
Chen Liu: Luohe Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics
Chunyan Feng: Jiaozuo Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics
Wei Li: Peking University
Tao Han: Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Jilin University
Ruo Li: Lanzhou University
Jian Wei: Renmin University of China
Yonggang Zhu: Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Jilin University
Yawei Zhou: Zhengzhou University
Chuan-Chao Wang: Xiamen University
Shengying Fan: Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
Zenglong Xiong: Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
Zhouyong Sun: Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology
Maolin Ye: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Lei Sun: Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
Xiaohong Wu: Peking University
Fawei Liang: Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
Yanpeng Cao: Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
Xingtao Wei: Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
Hong Zhu: Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Jilin University
Hui Zhou: Jilin University
Johannes Krause: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Martine Robbeets: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Choongwon Jeong: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Yinqiu Cui: Jilin University

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Northern China harbored the world’s earliest complex societies based on millet farming, in two major centers in the Yellow (YR) and West Liao (WLR) River basins. Until now, their genetic histories have remained largely unknown. Here we present 55 ancient genomes dating to 7500-1700 BP from the YR, WLR, and Amur River (AR) regions. Contrary to the genetic stability in the AR, the YR and WLR genetic profiles substantially changed over time. The YR populations show a monotonic increase over time in their genetic affinity with present-day southern Chinese and Southeast Asians. In the WLR, intensification of farming in the Late Neolithic is correlated with increased YR affinity while the inclusion of a pastoral economy in the Bronze Age was correlated with increased AR affinity. Our results suggest a link between changes in subsistence strategy and human migration, and fuel the debate about archaeolinguistic signatures of past human migration.

Date: 2020
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