Author:
Lipson Mark,Cheronet Olivia,Mallick Swapan,Rohland Nadin,Oxenham Marc,Pietrusewsky Michael,Pryce Thomas Oliver,Willis Anna,Matsumura Hirofumi,Buckley Hallie,Domett Kate,Hai Nguyen Giang,Hiep Trinh Hoang,Kyaw Aung Aung,Win Tin Tin,Pradier Baptiste,Broomandkhoshbacht Nasreen,Candilio Francesca,Changmai Piya,Fernandes Daniel,Ferry Matthew,Gamarra Beatriz,Harney Eadaoin,Kampuansai Jatupol,Kutanan Wibhu,Michel Megan,Novak Mario,Oppenheimer Jonas,Sirak Kendra,Stewardson Kristin,Zhang Zhao,Flegontov Pavel,Pinhasi Ron,Reich David
Abstract
AbstractSoutheast Asia is home to rich human genetic and linguistic diversity, but the details of past population movements in the region are not well known. Here, we report genome-wide ancient DNA data from thirteen Southeast Asian individuals spanning from the Neolithic period through the Iron Age (4100–1700 years ago). Early agriculturalists from Man Bac in Vietnam possessed a mixture of East Asian (southern Chinese farmer) and deeply diverged eastern Eurasian (hunter-gatherer) ancestry characteristic of Austroasiatic speakers, with similar ancestry as far south as Indonesia providing evidence for an expansive initial spread of Austroasiatic languages. In a striking parallel with Europe, later sites from across the region show closer connections to present-day majority groups, reflecting a second major influx of migrants by the time of the Bronze Age.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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