Going local with ancient DNA: A review of human histories from regional perspectives

MC Ávila-Arcos, M Raghavan, C Schlebusch - Science, 2023 - science.org
Ancient DNA (aDNA) has added a wealth of information about our species' history, including
insights on genetic origins, migrations and gene flow, genetic admixture, and health and …

The Allen Ancient DNA Resource (AADR) a curated compendium of ancient human genomes

S Mallick, A Micco, M Mah, H Ringbauer, I Lazaridis… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
More than two hundred papers have reported genome-wide data from ancient humans.
While the raw data for the vast majority are fully publicly available testifying to the …

Human genetic history on the Tibetan Plateau in the past 5100 years

H Wang, MA Yang, S Wangdue, H Lu, H Chen, L Li… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Using genome-wide data of 89 ancient individuals dated to 5100 to 100 years before the
present (BP) from 29 sites across the Tibetan Plateau, we found plateau-specific ancestry …

The archaeology of human permanency on the Tibetan Plateau: A critical review and assessment of current models

Y Zhao, M Obie, BA Stewart - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract High-elevation (> 2500 m asl) environments pose severe challenges for human
adaptation, and the timing and catalysts of their sustained year-round occupation remain a …

Genomic portrait and relatedness patterns of the Iron Age Log Coffin culture in northwestern Thailand

S Carlhoff, W Kutanan, AB Rohrlach, C Posth… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Iron Age of highland Pang Mapha, northwestern Thailand, is characterised by a
mortuary practice known as Log Coffin culture. Dating between 2300 and 1000 years ago …

Lake-centred sedentary lifestyle of early Tibetan Plateau Indigenous populations at high elevation 4,400 years ago

X Yang, Y Gao, S Wangdue, J Ran, Q Wang… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
The onset of sedentism on the Tibetan Plateau is often presumed to be associated with the
dispersal of agriculture or farmers from archaeological sites located in the low elevation …

Ancient Plasmodium genomes shed light on the history of human malaria

M Michel, E Skourtanioti, F Pierini, EK Guevara… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Malaria-causing protozoa of the genus Plasmodium have exerted one of the strongest
selective pressures on the human genome, and resistance alleles provide biomolecular …

Ancient genomes reveal millet farming-related demic diffusion from the Yellow River into southwest China

L Tao, H Yuan, K Zhu, X Liu, J Guo, R Min, H He… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The study of southwest China is vital for understanding the dispersal and development of
farming because of the coexistence of millet and rice in this region since the Neolithic …

Human‐associated genetic landscape of walnuts in the Himalaya: implications for conservation and utilization

LJ Yan, PZ Fan, MC Wambulwa, HL Qi… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims A comprehensive understanding of the genetic variation of walnuts (Juglans regia and
J. sigillata) in the Himalaya and its potential drivers are essential for the conservation and …

Differentiated genomic footprints suggest isolation and long-distance migration of Hmong-Mien populations

G He, P Wang, J Chen, Y Liu, Y Sun, R Hu, S Duan… - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background The underrepresentation of Hmong-Mien (HM) people in Asian
genomic studies has hindered our comprehensive understanding of the full landscape of …