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Mitochondrial genome evidence reveals successful Late Paleolithic settlement on the Tibetan Plateau.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Dec 2009
Zhao Mian, Kong Qing-Peng, Wang Hua-Wei, Peng Min-Sheng, Xie Xiao-Dong, Wang Wen-Zhi, Jiayang, Duan Jian-Guo, Cai Ming-Cui, Zhao Shi-Neng, Cidanpingcuo, Tu Yuan-Quan, Wu Shi-Fang, Yao Yong-Gang, Bandelt Hans-Jürgen, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Due to its numerous environmental extremes, the Tibetan Plateau--the world's highest plateau--is one of the most challenging areas of modern human settlement. Archaeological evidence dates the earliest settlement on the plateau to the Late Paleolithic, while previous genetic studies have traced t...
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