Ancient DNA reveals genetic exchange in the Hehuang valley in the context of demic diffusion during the Han dynasty

Langyun Wang; Yutong Wang; Bing Sun; Daxuan Zhang; Guanjin Liang; Pengcheng Ma; Hao Zhang; Chunxiang Li; Xiaojun Hu; Quanchao Zhang; Yinqiu Cui

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2024.11.013

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Ancient DNA reveals genetic exchange in the Hehuang valley in the context of demic diffusion during the Han dynasty

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2024.11.013

1. School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China;
2. Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China;
3. School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China;
4. Qinghai Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Xining, Qinghai 810007, China;
5. School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China;
6. Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010010, China;
7. School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China;
8. Qinghai Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Xining, Qinghai 810007, China;
9. Bioarchaeology Laboratory, School of Archaeology, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China;
10. School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China;
11. Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China

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We thank Qinghai Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology for their support in this study. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42372017 and 42072018), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2022CXTD24).

Received Date: 2024-07-29
Accepted Date: 2024-11-23
Rev Recd Date: 2024-11-18

Available Online: 2025-07-11

Publish Date: 2024-12-03

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