A total of 51,074 archaeological sites from the early Neolithic to the early Iron Age (c. 8000–
500 BC), with a spatial extent covering most regions of China (c. 73–131° E and c. 20–53° …

Historic human–climate interactions have been of interest to scholars for a long time.
However, exploring the long-term relation between prehistoric demography and climate …

Prehistoric Japan underwent rapid transformations in the past 3000 years, first from foraging
to wet rice farming and then to state formation. A long-standing hypothesis posits that …

The Bei**g family is the most successful genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and
responsible for more than a quarter of the global tuberculosis epidemic. As the predominant …

Tibetans live on the highest plateau in the world, their current population size is
approximately 5 million, and most of them live at an altitude exceeding 3,500 m. Therefore …

Introduction This worldwide study examined the root and root canal characteristics of
maxillary premolars and explored how demographic factors impact the outcomes. Methods …

Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) harbors essential mutations linked to aging,
neurodegenerative diseases, and complex muscle disorders. Due to its uniparental and …

Demographic change of human populations is one of the central questions for delving into
the past of human beings. To identify major population expansions related to male lineages …

There are two very different interpretations of the prehistory of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA),
with genetic evidence invoked in support of both. The “out-of-Taiwan” model proposes a …

A general south-north genetic divergence has been observed among Han Chinese in
previous studies. However, these studies, especially those on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) …