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Multiple Genetic Shifts at the Crossroads of the Eastern Steppe and Loess Plateau Over 4,000 Years.
Nature communications - 21 May 2026
Chang Xin, Xu Yu, Zhang Hongying, Ma Qiang, Meng Hailiang, Bai Tingting, Yang Xiaomin, Wang Kun, Xiong Jianxue, Du Panxin, Bai Tianyou, Ma Hao, Ren Xiaoying, Wang Bangyan, Sun Chenshuang, Zhang Baoshuai, Wen Hetong, Wang Ke, Zhu Kongyang, Wang Rui, Zheng Jiajing, Huang Huangzhen, Luo Feng, Jin Li, Wang Chuan-Chao, Wen Shaoqin
Abstract excerpt
Ningxia, located at a key crossroads between the Eurasian Steppe and East Asia, was an important corridor for cultural exchange and human migration, yet its genetic history has remained poorly understood. In this study, we sequenced 89 individuals from 23 archeological sites in Ningxia, dating from 4245 to 301 BP. Our findings show that late Neolithic inhabitants of Ningxia possessed ancestral components from the...
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