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Accession PRJCA020180
Title Genetic affinity of cave burial and Hmong-Mien populations in Guangxi inferred from ancient genomes
Relevance Evolution
Data types Whole genome sequencing
Organisms Homo sapiens
Description Cave burial has been prevalent in southern China for thousands of years. The population history and the genetic contribution of cave burial groups to the formation of present-day southern minorities are largely unknown due to the lack of ancient genomic data. Here, we present the genomic data from 4 ancient individuals from cave burial sites from the Late Yuan to Ming dynasties in Guangxi. We observed a close genetic affinity between the four individuals and published contemporaneous cave burial samples. However, our samples received gene flows from northern East Asians compared to the cave burial groups around 1600-1400 years ago. We identified a strong genetic link between these ancient cave burial groups and present-day Hmong-Mien-speaking populations, particularly the geographically adjacent Baiku Yao population, indicating population stability in the mountainous region of southern China over the past few centuries.
Sample scope Multiisolate
Release date 2024-07-08
Grants
Agency program Grant ID Grant title
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32270667
Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China 2023J06013
Major Project of the National Social Science Foundation 21&ZD285
Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering at Fudan University SKLGE-2310
Major Special Project of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education 2022JZDZ023
Major Project of National Social Science Foundation of China 2021MZD014
the "Double First Class University Plan" key construction project of Xiamen University 0310/X2106027
European Research Council (ERC) ERC-2019-ADG-883700-TRAM
National Social Science Fund of China 23CKG028
Submitter Chuan-Chao Wang (wang@xmu.edu.cn)
Organization Institute of Anthropology
Submission date 2023-09-27

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