Investigating Genetic Heritage and Adaptive Responses in Prehistoric Populations from the Eastern Edge of Eurasia through Ancient DNA Analysis

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Late Pleistocene Archaeology of the Northern Pacific Rim" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Recent genetic studies on the movements of early human populations, including ancient DNA research, have suggested ancestral migrations from Southeast Asia to East Eurasia and the Americas. However, certain adaptive responses during the eastward migration into Eurasia remain unclear. By examining ancient genomes from prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the Japanese archipelago, we investigate their genetic heritage and connections to earlier human populations that settled during the Late Pleistocene. We analyzed potential genetic adaptations to understand how these may have supported survival in Late Pleistocene East Eurasia.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Late Pleistocene Archaeology of the Northern Pacific Rim

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Abstract Id(s): 52942