The River Between Worlds: How Ancient DNA from China’s Baligang Site Rewrites the Story of Early East Asian Societies Genomes from a 5,000-year-old community reveal deep-rooted cultural exchange, climate-driven migration, and one of the world’s earliest patrilineal clans.

Ancient DNA from China’s Baligang site reveals 5,000-year-old kinship ties, climate-driven migrations, and the earliest patrilineal clan in East Asia. #Archaeogenetics #NeolithicChina #AncientDNA #Anthropology www.anthropology.net/p/the-river-...

Figure 1 Geographic distribution and population structure of our newly sampled populations (A) Geographic distribution and dates of our newly sampled populations used in population genetic analysis. (B) Principal-component analysis (PCA) of modern East and Southeast Asian individuals and projection of ancient individuals onto the PCA plot. Dark colors indicate ancient populations, and light colors indicate modern populations. Larger dots indicate our newly reported individuals.

Annotated version Figure 1 Geographic distribution and population structure of our newly sampled populations (A) Geographic distribution and dates of our newly sampled populations used in population genetic analysis. (B) Principal-component analysis (PCA) of modern East and Southeast Asian individuals and projection of ancient individuals onto the PCA plot. Dark colors indicate ancient populations, and light colors indicate modern populations. Larger dots indicate our newly reported individuals.

Annotated version with G25 Han Chinese subgroups Figure 1 Geographic distribution and population structure of our newly sampled populations (A) Geographic distribution and dates of our newly sampled populations used in population genetic analysis. (B) Principal-component analysis (PCA) of modern East and Southeast Asian individuals and projection of ancient individuals onto the PCA plot. Dark colors indicate ancient populations, and light colors indicate modern populations. Larger dots indicate our newly reported individuals.

PCA legend from the paper

Posting my annotated PCAs for the 2025 paper on new autosomal DNA samples from the Yangtze River Neolithic cell.com/cell-genomic... #populationgenetics #humanmigrations #autosomalDNA #ancientDNA #easteurasia #Genomics #neolithicchina

Ancient humans were drinking beer in China over 10,000 years ago A new study has revealed evidence of rice beer brewing dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in China.

Ancient humans were drinking beer in China over 10,000 years ago: A new study has revealed evidence of rice beer brewing dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in China.

#AncientBrewing #NeolithicChina #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #RiceBeer #CulturalHeritage #EarthDotCom #Earth