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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| author | Edward Allen Yao Yu Xiaomin Yang Yiran Xu Yiran Xu Panxin Du Jianxue Xiong Dian Chen Xiaohong Tian Yong Wu Xiaoli Qin Pengfei Sheng Pengfei Sheng Pengfei Sheng Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Shaoqing Wen Shaoqing Wen Shaoqing Wen |
| author_facet | Edward Allen Yao Yu Xiaomin Yang Yiran Xu Yiran Xu Panxin Du Jianxue Xiong Dian Chen Xiaohong Tian Yong Wu Xiaoli Qin Pengfei Sheng Pengfei Sheng Pengfei Sheng Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Shaoqing Wen Shaoqing Wen Shaoqing Wen |
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| description | 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 Han dynasty population at the Shichengzi site in modern-day Xinjiang. Isotopic analysis (δ13C and δ15N) of human (n = 8), animal (n = 26), and crop remains (n = 23) from Shichengzi indicated that dietary patterns among site inhabitants could be split among agro-pastoral and agricultural groups based on differences in the collagen 15N ratios. DNA analysis divided the four Shichengzi samples into two groups, with one group primarily harboring the ancient Northeast Asian (ANA) related ancestry, while the other showed a dominant Late Neolithic Yellow River (YR_LN) related ancestry. Both ancient DNA and stable isotope evidence point to the Northeast Asian origins of pastoralists and East Asian origins of Han agriculturalists, who, nonetheless, shared a single burial space at Shichengzi. This study thus provides clear evidence for the multiple origins and identities of populations across the porous border represented by the Han Empire and surrounding regions and proposes a new model for the interpretation of border culture in early Imperial China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-527afc1785d44f9991d1d80ad663d62e2022-12-22T02:44:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution2296-701X2022-08-011010.3389/fevo.2022.932004932004Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient XinjiangEdward Allen0Yao Yu1Xiaomin Yang2Yiran Xu3Yiran Xu4Panxin Du5Jianxue Xiong6Dian Chen7Xiaohong Tian8Yong Wu9Xiaoli Qin10Pengfei Sheng11Pengfei Sheng12Pengfei Sheng13Chuan-Chao Wang14Chuan-Chao Wang15Chuan-Chao Wang16Chuan-Chao Wang17Shaoqing Wen18Shaoqing Wen19Shaoqing Wen20MOE Laboratory for National Development and Intelligent Governance, Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaMOE Laboratory for National Development and Intelligent Governance, Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Anthropology and Ethnology, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Institute of Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaInstitute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCenter for the Belt and Road Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaXinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Urumqi, ChinaXinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Urumqi, ChinaMOE Laboratory for National Development and Intelligent Governance, Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaMOE Laboratory for National Development and Intelligent Governance, Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCenter for the Belt and Road Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Anthropology and Ethnology, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Institute of Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China0Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaMOE Laboratory for National Development and Intelligent Governance, Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute of Archaeological Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCenter for the Belt and Road Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaHan/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 Han dynasty population at the Shichengzi site in modern-day Xinjiang. Isotopic analysis (δ13C and δ15N) of human (n = 8), animal (n = 26), and crop remains (n = 23) from Shichengzi indicated that dietary patterns among site inhabitants could be split among agro-pastoral and agricultural groups based on differences in the collagen 15N ratios. DNA analysis divided the four Shichengzi samples into two groups, with one group primarily harboring the ancient Northeast Asian (ANA) related ancestry, while the other showed a dominant Late Neolithic Yellow River (YR_LN) related ancestry. Both ancient DNA and stable isotope evidence point to the Northeast Asian origins of pastoralists and East Asian origins of Han agriculturalists, who, nonetheless, shared a single burial space at Shichengzi. This study thus provides clear evidence for the multiple origins and identities of populations across the porous border represented by the Han Empire and surrounding regions and proposes a new model for the interpretation of border culture in early Imperial China.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.932004/fullancient DNAisotope analysisHan populationlifestyleSilk RoadWestern Regions |
| spellingShingle | Edward Allen Yao Yu Xiaomin Yang Yiran Xu Yiran Xu Panxin Du Jianxue Xiong Dian Chen Xiaohong Tian Yong Wu Xiaoli Qin Pengfei Sheng Pengfei Sheng Pengfei Sheng Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Chuan-Chao Wang Shaoqing Wen Shaoqing Wen Shaoqing Wen Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient Xinjiang Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ancient DNA isotope analysis Han population lifestyle Silk Road Western Regions |
| title | Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient Xinjiang |
| title_full | Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient Xinjiang |
| title_fullStr | Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient Xinjiang |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient Xinjiang |
| title_short | Multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal East/Northeast Asian origins of agriculturalist/pastoralist residents at a Han dynasty military outpost in ancient Xinjiang |
| title_sort | multidisciplinary lines of evidence reveal east northeast asian origins of agriculturalist pastoralist residents at a han dynasty military outpost in ancient xinjiang |
| topic | ancient DNA isotope analysis Han population lifestyle Silk Road Western Regions |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.932004/full |
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