Genomic formation of lower Yellow River populations in the Han dynasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As a key region in the lower Yellow River Basin, Shandong Province plays a central role in understanding the genetic history of East Asia. However, detailed ancient DNA data across its historical periods remains limited. This study aims to characterise the genomic profiles of Shandong populations during the Western Han Dynasty and trace their genetic connections with neighbouring regions.

Results

Here, we newly generated 14 ancient genomes from the Wenshaobei site of the Western Han dynasty in Shandong Province. Genetic analyses, including principal component analysis (PCA), ADMIXTURE, and f-statistics, revealed that the Wenshaobei population was genetically distinct from Early Neolithic Shandong hunter-gatherers but closely aligned with Middle Neolithic to Iron A

SUBMITTER: Ji Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12366323 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature