ArticleBMC biology2025
The demic expansion of Yangshao culture inferred from ancient human genomes.
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- A 6000-year genomic transect in the middle Yellow River.National science review · 2026Article
- Genomic characterization of historical Jinlingnan individuals: insights into genetic continuity and trans-Eurasian signals in eastern China.Human genetics · 2026Article
- Social Stratification Without Genetic Differentiation at the Xisima Site in the Late Shang Dynasty.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Ancient genomes from the Qing Dynasty reveal unbroken genetic continuity in China's Central Plains.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundOriginating from the middle Yellow River, Yangshao culture is one of the most influential archaeological cultures in Neolithic China. It has long been debated whether there was a genetic substructure between the core Yangshao sites and those representing regional variants of the Yangshao culture, such as the Qinwangzhai culture. The excavated human remains from the burials at the Zhanmatun site, which belonged to the Qinwangzhai culture, present ideal material for inferring the population dynamics accompanying the cultural expansion.
resultsIn this study, we analyzed genome-wide data from 12 human remains obtained from the Zhanmatun site. The results indicated that Zhanmatun individuals were genetically homogeneous with all published Yangshao culture-related individuals from the core region of Yangshao and its periphery as well as Late Dawenkou culture-related Xixiahou people in the east, with no tracts of genetic influence from Neolithic Southern East Asian in the south.
conclusionsOur findings support a demic diffusion model for Yangshao culture expansion, where human migration, rather than mere cultural diffusion, played a dominant role in spreading Yangshao-related ancestry across northern China.
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