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1 day ago · The genetic makeup of East Asians is primarily characterized by the Ancient Northern East Asian (ANEA) and Ancient Southern East Asian (ASEA) lineages, which diverged from each other at least 19,000 years ago, after the divergence of the Jōmon, Longlin, Hoabinhian and Tianyuan lineages.
5 days ago · Yet, by assuming they lived in the area where their genomes were most commonly found and by studying mutations in the genetic sequences, scientists suggest they originated throughout Asia between...
4 days ago · A 2016 study presented an analysis of the population genetics of the Ainu people of northern Japan as key to the reconstruction of the early peopling of East Asia. The Ainu were found to represent a more basal branch than the modern farming populations of East Asia, suggesting an ancient (pre-Neolithic) connection with northeast Siberians. [113]
3 days ago · The hunter-gatherer individual had approximately ~50% "Basal-East Asian" ancestry, and was positioned in between modern East Asians and Papuans of Oceania.
4 days ago · From prehistoric to historic times, possibly beginning as early as 60,000 years ago, movements from Southwest Asia continued toward Europe and into Central Asia (including Middle Asia) and East Asia; significant movements into India and Southeast Asia also took place.
2 days ago · The most obvious cultural differences occur between the Malays living near the southern tip of the peninsula and those inhabiting the eastern and western coastal areas. Unlike the other ethnic groups of Malaysia, Malays are officially defined in part by their adherence to a specific religion, Islam.
3 days ago · DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2024. The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce a call for papers for “Demographic Challenges in East Asia,” a special issue of its peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal, Asia Pacific Perspectives (APP). After the Center’s successful spring 2024 symposium on ...
