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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia
Science, Volume 365, No. 6457, Article aat7487, Year 2019
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By sequencing 523 ancient humans, we show that the primary source of ancestry in modern South Asians is a prehistoric genetic gradient between people related to early hunter-gatherers of Iran and Southeast Asia. After the Indus Valley Civilization's decline, its people mixed with individuals in the southeast to form one of the two main ancestral populations of South Asia, whose direct descendants live in southern India. Simultaneously, they mixed with descendants of Steppe pastoralists who, starting around 4000 years ago, spread via Central Asia to form the other main ancestral population. The Steppe ancestry in South Asia has the same profile as that in Bronze Age Eastern Europe, tracking a movement of people that affected both regions and that likely spread the distinctive features shared between Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic languages. © 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Narasimhan, Vagheesh M.
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Patterson, Nick J.
United States, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Moorjani, Priya G.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Rohland, Nadin
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bernardos, Rebecca
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Mallick, Swapan
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lazaridis, Iosif
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Olalde, Iñigo
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Lipson, Mark H.
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Coppa, Alfredo
Italy, Rome
Sapienza Università Di Roma
Mallory, James P.
United Kingdom, Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Moiseyev, Vyacheslav G.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Kitov, E. P.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Institute of Archaeology Named After A.kh. Margulan
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Al Farabi Kazakh National University
Monge, Janet M.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Adamski, Nicole
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Broomandkhoshbacht, Nasreen
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Candilio, Francesca
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Callan, Kimberly
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Cheronet, Olivia
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Culleton, Brendan J.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Ferry, Matthew
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Fernandes, Daniel M.
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Portugal, Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra
Gamarra, Beatriz
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Spain, Tarragona
Instituto Catalán de Paleoecología Humana y Evolución Social
Spain, Tarragona
Universitat Rovira I Virgili
Gaudio, Daniel A.
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Hajdinjak, Mateja
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Harney, Éadaoin
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Harper, Thomas K.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Lawson, Ann Marie
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Mah, Matthew
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michel, Megan
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Novak, Mario
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Croatia, Zagreb
Institute for Anthropological Research
Oppenheimer, Jonas
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Rai, Niraj
India, Hyderabad
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology India
India, Lucknow
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
Sirak, Kendra A.
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
Slon, Viviane
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Stewardson, Kristin
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Zalzala, Fatma
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Derevyanko, A. P.
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Dobeš, Miroslav
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Douka, Katerina
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Fuller, Dorian Q.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
China, Xi'an
Northwest University
Goriachev, A.
Russian Federation, Tyumen
Tyumen Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Gromov, Andrey V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Kuznetsov, Pavel F.
Russian Federation, Samara
Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education
Luiselli, Donata
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Pettener, Davide
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Potts, Richard
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Institution
Razhev, Dmitry I.
Russian Federation, Tyumen
Tyumen Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Sarno, Stefania
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
Slepchenko, S. M.
Russian Federation, Tyumen
Tyumen Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Tabaldiev, Kubatbek Sh
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
Kyrgyz-turkish Manas University
Tishkin, A. A.
Russian Federation, Barnaul
Altai State University, Barnaul
Vasilyev, Sergey V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation, Moscow
Center for Egyptological Studies Ras
Voyakin, Dmitriy A.
Kazakhstan, Almaty
Institute of Archaeology Named After A.kh. Margulan
Zahir, Muhammad
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
Pakistan, Mansehra
Hazara University Pakistan
Lalueza-Fox, Carles
Spain, Barcelona
Csic-upf - Instituto de Biologia Evolutiva Ibe
Meyer, Matthias N.
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Anthony, David W.
United States, Oneonta
Hartwick College
Boivin, Nicole L.
Germany, Jena
Max-planck-institut Für Menschheitsgeschichte
Thangaraj, Kumarasamy
India, Hyderabad
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology India
Kennett, Douglas J.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
United States, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
Pinhasi, Ron
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Reich, David E.
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Statistics
Citations: 314
Authors: 63
Affiliations: 55
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1126/science.aat7487
ISSN:
00368075
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study