Tatsuya's archaeogenetics

This short post will summarize the archaeogenetic data on ancient and modern East Eurasian populations and their origins. – A compact overview on the 'East Eurasian' branch of humanity, also occasionally known as "eastern non-Africans" (ENA). Overview After the Out of Africa exit (c. 60kya), Proto-Eurasians settled in northern Mesopotamia and on the Persian plateau, which acted as 'population Hub'. – It was in this region where they received archaic Neanderthal input at c. 55–50kya. (Archaic introgression continued until around 45kya for regional groups, and in the case of Denisovan contact in the Asia-Pacific region, well to 40kya). – An earlier diverged branch may have remained on the Arab peninsula and or Northeast Africa: "Basal Eurasians" who did not have received any significant archaic admixture. [1] [2] [3] The major split within Eurasians happened around 50kya within the 'population Hub', resulting in the formation of the ancient Wes...