通过比较基因组学探索悬挂棺材的习俗和中国的博人
Hui Zhou1,2,3, Le Tao4,5, Yinhui Zhao1,2,3
1State Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
Nature communications
|November 20, 2025
概括
古代DNA揭示了中国现代的波族人是古代悬挂棺材修炼者的后裔. 这项研究揭示了东南亚丧尸传统中的遗传联系和远程相互作用.
科学领域:
- 古遗传学是古遗传学的一部分.
- 考古遗传学 考古遗传学
- 人口遗传学 人口遗传学
背景情况:
- 悬挂棺材传统是中国南部,东南亚和太平洋地区发现的一种古老的葬礼实践,可以追溯到3000年前.
- 历史记录将这种做法与波族人联系起来,他们在大多数情况下在明朝时从历史记录中消失.
- 悬挂棺材从业者的遗传起源和人口动态在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查悬挂棺材葬礼传统的遗传起源和人口历史.
- 为了确定古代悬挂棺材社区和现存的波人群之间的遗传关系.
- 探索与这种做法相关的更广泛的遗传和文化网络,遍及中国南部和东南亚.
主要方法:
- 来自中国悬挂棺材遗址的11个古老基因组的测序.
- 来自中国西南部的三十个现存的波族人的全基因组测序.
- 从泰国西北部的木棺遗址分析了四个古老的基因组.
主要成果:
- 当今的波族人显示出来自悬挂棺材修炼者的显著祖先.
- 古代和现代的两种群体都与东南亚新石器时期的沿海人口有遗传联系.
- 确定了东北亚农民和悬挂棺材社区之间古代互动的证据.
结论:
- 现代的波族人群在遗传上与古代悬挂棺材的修炼者有关.
- 这项研究强调了中国和泰国的悬挂棺材传统的共同遗传起源和广泛的文化网络.
- 遗传发现支持这种独特的丧尸实践背后的共同起源和广泛的文化交流.
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