Long-term genetic stability and a high-altitude East Asian origin for the peoples of the high valleys of the Himalayan arc
Long-term genetic stability and a high-altitude East Asian origin for the peoples of the high valleys of the Himalayan arc
Choongwon Jeong,A. Ozga,9 Authors,Christina G Warinner
2016 · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1520844113
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 159 Citations
TLDR
It is demonstrated that the Himalayan arc was colonized by East Asians of likely high-altitude origin, followed by millennia of genetic continuity despite marked changes in material culture and mortuary behavior, and the region is characterized by long-term stability of the population genetic make-up despite marking changes inMaterial culture.