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Exploring population origins, migrations, interactions and change in East Asia and connected regions through ancient and modern genetic evidence, archaeology and history.

2026年8月12日

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Jomon Genomes Reveal Cold Adaptation in Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers of Eastern Eurasia

A University of Tokyo team analyzed 42 Jomon genomes, showing their ancestors split from continental East Eurasians ~27,000-19,000 years ago and carrying positive selection signatures for cold adaptation (UCP1, TRPM8, FTO, APOA5) — convergent with Greenlandic Inuit.

2026年7月31日

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First prehistoric East-Asian plague genome reveals rapid trans-Eurasian spread ~5,300 years ago

Plague (Yersinia pestis) has caused three devastating pandemics in recorded human history, yet its prehistoric origins and dispersal routes have remained largely mysterious. On 24 July […]

2026年7月30日

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Two mysterious ancestors revealed in modern human DNA: Science technique pinpoints a “ghost ancestor” and a “super-archaic ancestor”

UC Berkeley researchers used the TRACE genealogy-reconstruction technique to pinpoint DNA from two unknown ancient ancestors in the modern human genome: a "ghost ancestor" diverged ~800,000 years ago and a "super-archaic ancestor" from a 1.8-million-year-old lineage.

2026年7月16日

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Maternal Genetic History of the Western Zhou Ba State: 207 Ancient Mitogenomes from Dahekou Reveal Two Millennia of Continuity in the Yellow River Basin

A Jilin University team obtained complete mitogenomes from 207 individuals at the Dahekou cemetery (Shanxi), revealing strong maternal continuity between the Western Zhou Ba state and late Neolithic Yellow River populations (Taosi, Shimao cultures), plus Bronze Age exchanges with upper and lower Yellow River groups.

2026年7月10日

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Interview with Fu Qiaomei: Ancient human evolution research to extend toward “older” and “closer to prehistory” times

Fu Qiaomei's team won a National Natural Science Award (2nd class) for tracing East Asian population evolution since the Last Glacial Maximum. In this interview, ancient DNA research is set to extend both older and closer to prehistory, covering glacial adaptation, northern-southern ancestry, and frontier interactions.

2026年6月26日

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Fudan team reveals 6,000 years of population history in the middle Yellow River: Yangshao ancestry endures for 6,200 years

A Fudan-led team published in the National Science Review: analysis of 112 ancient genomes from eight middle Yellow River sites shows late populations trace directly to Yangshao ancestors 6,200 years ago, revealing Longshan-era genetic changes and remarkable stability through the dynastic era.

2026年6月8日

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Cultural Exploration: The Genetic History of the Ewenki People – New Northeast Asian Ancestry Evidence from a Reindeer-Herding People

Researchers analyzed genome-wide SNP data from 46 Ewenki from the Hulunbuir grasslands, revealing close affinities with Tungusic, Mongolic, and ancient Northeast Asian populations, modeled as admixture of ancient Northeast Asian and Yellow River farmer ancestries.

2026年5月29日

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The Naotegai Site in Inner Mongolia: A New Super-Large Hongshan Settlement Discovery

The Institute of Archaeology, CASS, has announced the Naotegai site in Balin Right Banner, Inner Mongolia—a super-large central Hongshan settlement dating to c. 5,500–5,000 years ago, covering nearly three million square meters and evidencing early civilization and developed dry-land farming in the West Liao River basin.

2026年5月14日

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Chinese scientists retrieve lineage-specific genetic information from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus for the first time

Published online in Nature on May 13, 2026, a study by Professor Qiaomei Fu’s team retrieved lineage-specific enamel protein information from ~400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth from Zhoukoudian, Hexian and Sunjiadong, confirming that East Asian erectus formed a single evolutionary population whose genes may have reached modern humans via the Denisovans.

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Jomon Genomes Reveal Cold Adaptation in Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers of Eastern Eurasia

First prehistoric East-Asian plague genome reveals rapid trans-Eurasian spread ~5,300 years ago

Two mysterious ancestors revealed in modern human DNA: Science technique pinpoints a “ghost ancestor” and a “super-archaic ancestor”

Maternal Genetic History of the Western Zhou Ba State: 207 Ancient Mitogenomes from Dahekou Reveal Two Millennia of Continuity in the Yellow River Basin

Interview with Fu Qiaomei: Ancient human evolution research to extend toward “older” and “closer to prehistory” times

Fudan team reveals 6,000 years of population history in the middle Yellow River: Yangshao ancestry endures for 6,200 years

Cultural Exploration: The Genetic History of the Ewenki People – New Northeast Asian Ancestry Evidence from a Reindeer-Herding People

The Naotegai Site in Inner Mongolia: A New Super-Large Hongshan Settlement Discovery

Chinese scientists retrieve lineage-specific genetic information from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus for the first time