Hetong Wen

Abstract Ningxia, located at a key crossroads between the Eurasian Steppe and East Asia, was an important corridor for cultural exchange and human migration, yet its genetic history has remained poorly understood. In this study, we sequenced 89 individuals from 23 archeological sites in Ningxia, dating from 4245 to 301 BP. Our findings show that late Neolithic inhabitants of Ningxia possessed ancestral components from the Yellow River, Ancient Northeast Asia, and the Tibetan Plateau.

Keywords ancient DNA Middle Neolithic Yellow and Yangtze river proto-Austronesian origin adaptive EPAS1 haplotype Introduction The advent of agriculture represented a crucial transition from foraging to farming, initiating profound changes in lifestyle, demographics, health, genetic adaptation, and culture.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 This agricultural revolution emerged independently in various regions, including West Asia, East Asia, and the Americas, before gradually spreading to adjacent...