| Accession |
PRJCA005576 |
| Title |
Bronze and Iron Age population movements underlie Xinjiang population history |
| Relevance |
Evolution |
| Data types |
Phenotype or Genotype
Genome sequencing and assembly
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| Organisms |
Homo sapiens
|
| Description |
The Xinjiang region in northwest China is a historically important geographical passage between east and weest Eurasia. By sequencing 201 ancient genomes from 39 archaeological sites, we clarify the complex demographic history of this region. Bronze Age Xinjiang populations are characterized by four major ancestries related to Early Bronze Age cultures from the central and eastern Steppe, Central Asian, and Tarim Basin regions. Admixtures between Middle and Late Bronze Age Steppe cultures continued during the Late Bronze and Iron Ages, along with an inflow of East and Central Asian ancestry. Historical Era populations show similar admixed and diverse ancestries as present-day Xinjiang populations. These results document the influence east and west Eurasian populations have had over time in the different regions of Xinjiang. |
| Sample scope |
Multiisolate |
| Release date |
2022-03-31 |
| Publication |
| PubMed ID |
Article title |
Journal name |
DOI |
Year |
| 35357918
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Bronze and Iron Age population movements underlie Xinjiang population history
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Science
|
10.1126/science.abk1534
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2022
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| Grants |
| Agency |
program |
Grant ID |
Grant title |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
|
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2016YFE0203700
|
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| Ministry of Finance of the People
|
|
YSBR-019
|
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| Ministry of Finance of the People
|
|
XDB26000000
|
|
| National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
|
|
41925009
|
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| National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
|
|
41672021
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| Submitter |
Qiaomei
Fu (fuqiaomei@ivpp.ac.cn)
|
| Organization |
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Submission date |
2021-06-23 |
