Genetic Formation of Neolithic Hongshan People and Demic Expansion of Hongshan Culture Inferred From Ancient Human Genomes.

ABSTRACT: The Hongshan culture, situated at the crossroads of northern and northeast China, represented one of the earliest complex societies in Neolithic East Asia. The remains of Hongshan culture have been found in an area stretching from today's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to Liaoning Province, covering an area of over 200,000 square kilometers. However, the question of how Hongshan culture occupied such a vast geographical location, following either the demic diffusion (i.e. genetic interaction accompanied by cultural expansion) or cultural diffusion model (i.e. local groups adopting new culture without receiving genetic influence), remains unanswered due to a lack of ancient genomes. Here, we report genome-wide data from 19 individuals associated with the Hongshan culture, from the Zhengji

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12204185 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature