Ancient genomes from the Tang Dynasty capital reveal the genetic legacy of trans-Eurasian communication at the eastern end of Silk Road
Our study underlined the widespread distribution of the YR_LN-related ancestry alongside the Silk Road within the territory of China during the historical era and provided direct evidence of trans-Eurasian communication in Chang'an from a genetic perspective.
Authors
- Chuan‐Chao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9628-0307)
- Wenbo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2994-0536)
- Kongyang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3807-6970)
- Yukai Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7802-3829)
- Hui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7642-215X)
- Ziwei Qin
- Hongbo Zhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6652-4147)
- Xiangyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7023-8709)
- Rui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-1332)
- Hao Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7874-0752)
- Haifeng He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7076-1082)
- Yaxin Lou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-246X)
- Yawei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6527-0701)
- Xiaomin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1424-9176)
- Le Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1032-5457)
- Mingming Lv
- Yuding Zeng
Institutions
- Xiamen University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Institute of Archaeology (CN)
- Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02068-9
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.65
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Fudan University
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province
- Xiamen University
- Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- National Social Science Fund of China