古DNA揭示东天山青铜与铁器时代的独特祖先成分

Chao Ning†, Ke Wang†, Tianyi Wang†, Jian Ma†, Xue Zhao†, et al. INTRODUCTION: Located between the Hexi Corridor and the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor, the East Tianshan Mountains connect northern China with the eastern steppe and Central Asia. Archaeological evidence documents the movement of millet, wheat, barley, and livestock as well as metallurgy and other technologies through this landscape during the Bronze and Iron Ages. The region therefore provides an important setting for investigating whether cultural exchange involved population movement. However, despite its strategic location, its population history has remained poorly understood because ancient genomic data have been limited. …