% pubman genre = article @article{item_3257355, title = {{Ancient genomes from northern China suggest links between subsistence changes and human migration}}, author = {Ning, Chao and Li, Tianjiao and Wang, Ke and Zhang, Fan and Li, Tao and Wu, Xiyan and Gao, Shizhu and Zhang, Quanchao and Zhang, Hai and Hudson, Mark and Dong, Guanghui and Wu, Sihao and Fang, Yanming and Liu, Chen and Feng, Chunyan and Li, Wei and Han, Tao and Li, Ruo and Wei, Jian and Zhu, Yonggang and Zhou, Yawei and Wang, Chuan-Chao and Fan, Shengying and Xiong, Zenglong and Sun, Zhouyong and Ye, Maolin and Sun, Lei and Wu, Xiaohong and Liang, Fawei and Cao, Yanpeng and Wei, Xingtao and Zhu, Hong and Zhou, Hui and Krause, Johannes and Robbeets, Martine and Jeong, Choongwon and Cui, Yinqiu}, language = {eng}, issn = {2041-1723}, doi = {10.1038/s41467-020-16557-2}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, address = {London}, year = {2020}, abstract = {{Northern China harbored the world{\textquoteright}s earliest complex societies based on millet farming, in two major centers in the Yellow (YR) and West Liao (WLR) River basins. Until now, their genetic histories have remained largely unknown. Here we present 55 ancient genomes dating to 7500-1700 BP from the YR, WLR, and Amur River (AR) regions. Contrary to the genetic stability in the AR, the YR and WLR genetic profiles substantially changed over time. The YR populations show a monotonic increase over time in their genetic affinity with present-day southern Chinese and Southeast Asians. In the WLR, intensification of farming in the Late Neolithic is correlated with increased YR affinity while the inclusion of a pastoral economy in the Bronze Age was correlated with increased AR affinity. Our results suggest a link between changes in subsistence strategy and human migration, and fuel the debate about archaeolinguistic signatures of past human migration.}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, volume = {11}, eid = {2700}, }