The prehistoric peopling of Southeast Asia
- PMID: 29976827
- DOI: 10.1126/science.aat3628
The prehistoric peopling of Southeast Asia
Abstract
The human occupation history of Southeast Asia (SEA) remains heavily debated. Current evidence suggests that SEA was occupied by Hòabìnhian hunter-gatherers until ~4000 years ago, when farming economies developed and expanded, restricting foraging groups to remote habitats. Some argue that agricultural development was indigenous; others favor the "two-layer" hypothesis that posits a southward expansion of farmers giving rise to present-day Southeast Asian genetic diversity. By sequencing 26 ancient human genomes (25 from SEA, 1 Japanese Jōmon), we show that neither interpretation fits the complexity of Southeast Asian history: Both Hòabìnhian hunter-gatherers and East Asian farmers contributed to current Southeast Asian diversity, with further migrations affecting island SEA and Vietnam. Our results help resolve one of the long-standing controversies in Southeast Asian prehistory.
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Comment in
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The search for ancient DNA heads east.Science. 2018 Jul 6;361(6397):31-32. doi: 10.1126/science.aat8662. Science. 2018. PMID: 29976814 No abstract available.
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