During the second migration, the same lineage of people settled in Japan, which could help explain similarities in prehistoric arrowheads and spears found in the Americas (pictured), China and Japan.Photograph: Mostardi Photography/Alamy
Posted on 05/14/2023 7:41:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
...Known as D4h, this lineage is found in mitochondrial DNA, which is inherited only from mothers and is used to trace maternal ancestry.
The team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology embarked on a 10-year hunt for D4h, combing through 100,000 modern and 15,000 ancient DNA samples across Eurasia, eventually landing on 216 contemporary and 39 ancient individuals [iow, cherry picking] who came from the ancient lineage.
By analyzing the mutations that had accrued over time, looking at the samples’ geographic locations and using carbon dating, they were able to reconstruct the D4h’s origins and expansion history.
The results revealed two migration events. The first was between 19,500 and 26,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum, when ice sheet coverage was at its greatest and climate conditions in northern China were probably inhospitable.
The second occurred during the melting period, between 19,000 and 11,500 years ago. Increasing human populations during this period might have triggered migrations.
It was during this second migration that the scientists found a surprising genetic link between Native Americans and Japanese people, particularly the indigenous Ainu.
In the melting period, a subgroup branched out from northern coastal China to Japan, contributing to the Japanese people, the study said, a finding that chimes with archeological similarities between ancient people in the Americas, China and Japan.
Li said a strength of the study was the number of samples they discovered, and complementary evidence from Y chromosomal DNA showing that male ancestors of Native Americans lived in northern China at the same time as female ancestors made researchers confident of their findings.
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During the second migration, the same lineage of people settled in Japan, which could help explain similarities in prehistoric arrowheads and spears found in the Americas (pictured), China and Japan.Photograph: Mostardi Photography/Alamy
Ahoy.
Real history or propaganda? Impossible to know these days. Liars and revisionists have made everything suspect, especially if it can be spun to a political narrative.
Well, D’oh. Coming across the Alaska land bridge during the ice age means coming either thru or from the China region.
So F**ing what? Is some commie trash clown trying to make Amerinds (which is me, BTWay) beholding to them?
It seem obvious to me that Mesopotamia being the cradle of civilization, that the first Americas made their way here over land that is now the Bering Strait. Look at Eskimos and Indians - they look a lot like Asians & Mongolians.
So now, the Chinese will fight the Mexicans for ownership of the U.S.
The cradle(s) of civilization are offshore and submerged.
They came 20,000+ years ago.
That was at least 16,000 yeare before there was the first real “Chinese” state of the Xia dynasty. The Han people called themselves the Huaxia people around 2200 BC.
20k years ago, there was no China, no USA, no Chinese nor English nor even proto indo European language nor Tibet burmese language.
Probably a land bridge near Alaska? Probably some of them even went to South America.
Bring back Pangea!
So say you.
I'll go with the Biblical account of the genesis of things.
That was an accomplishment, since the Darién Gap never froze over to my knowledge. They likely had some good ocean navigators, though.
Genesis explains it all. If folks don’t get Genesis they will have a difficult time getting the rest.
Well I am glad that science is finally confirming what was obvious to anyone with eyes. That native Americans are descendants of Asians.
There are only 3 races, white, black and asian. All others are simply a mixture of those three.
Or some will claim the Chinese were brought over as slaves and are now owed reparations. /s
Genesis is about creation which fell.
The New Testament is about something even greater - REDEMPTION BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST - HALLELUJAH!
Butt, butt, butt........indigenousity and stuff...... 😁👍
Now Mainland China can rightfully claim North America as part of China.
The also emigrated without permission from the Party, a big no-no.
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