Zou Yetao, Tan Jingze, Zhou Juanjuan, Huang Zishuai, Yu Xueer, Han Kangxin, Jin Li, Li Hui, Wang Ke
MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Cell Rep. 2025 Jul 22;44(8):116034. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116034.
The Yellow River Bend, at the northern frontier of Chinese civilization, has witnessed frequent prehistoric interactions between populations from the Central Plains of China and the northern Steppe. However, the related prehistoric population dynamics in this region remain poorly understood. Here, we generate whole-genome data for 23 individuals from the Late Neolithic to the Bronze-Iron Age. We find that Yangshao-related ancestry from the Central Plains constituted a major component of the local gene pool. During the Late Neolithic period, the Yellow River Bend population received indispensable genetic contributions from the Mongolian Steppe. Meanwhile, the Neolithic outliers presented an unexpected genetic influence from southern China that remains throughout the Bronze-Iron Age, implying a long-distance genetic exchange between northern and southern China. Overall, our study underscores the intricate ancient population interactions between the Central Plains, the Steppe, and southern China at the Yellow River Bend since the Neolithic period.
黄河河曲位于中华文明的北部边疆，见证了中国中原地区与北方草原人群之间频繁的史前互动。然而，该地区相关的史前人口动态仍知之甚少。在此，我们生成了23个个体从新石器时代晚期到青铜-铁器时代的全基因组数据。我们发现，来自中原地区与仰韶文化相关的血统构成了当地基因库的主要组成部分。在新石器时代晚期，黄河河曲人群获得了来自蒙古草原不可或缺的基因贡献。同时，新石器时代的外来者呈现出来自中国南方的意外基因影响，这种影响一直持续到青铜-铁器时代，这意味着中国南北之间存在着远距离的基因交流。总体而言，我们的研究强调了自新石器时代以来，中原、草原和中国南方在黄河河曲地区存在着复杂的古代人口互动。
