Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient Xinjiang

Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient Xinjiang

Han/non-Han interactions were engrained among the border regions of ancient Imperial China. Yet, little is known about either the genetic origins or the lifeways of these border peoples. Our study applies tools from ancient deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and stable isotope analysis to the study of a Ha...

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Main Authors: Edward Allen, Yao Yu, Xiaomin Yang, Yiran Xu, Panxin Du, Jianxue Xiong, Dian Chen, Xiaohong Tian, Yong Wu, Xiaoli Qin, Pengfei Sheng, Chuan-Chao Wang, Shaoqing Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
ancient DNA
isotope analysis
Han population
lifestyle
Silk Road
Western Regions
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.932004/full

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