Hetian Historical Horizon
Human stories from Luopu County (1–400 CE) where east and west meet
Ancient and historical cultures
DNA Spotlights
Explore the places, time periods, and published research behind ancient DNA samples and the cultures associated with them.
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Chaganguole Bronze Age Horizon
Chemurcheck-era communities at the edge of the Aletai — bones and genes telling a combined story
Jirentaigoukou: Voices of Early Iron Age Xinjiang
A small, varied maternal genetic snapshot from Yili's Jirentaigoukou (401–106 BCE)
Jierzankale Iron Age Voices
Burials on the Pamir fringe that reveal a tapestry of eastern and western ancestries
Echoes of Jirentaigoukou
Iron Age burials from the Yili Basin where archaeology meets maternal lineages
Junmachanyilian: Echoes of Yili
Four historical-period genomes from Tekesi County reveal a cautious glimpse of east–west interactions in Xinjiang.
Kuokesuxi Early Iron Age: Yili Echoes
Maternal lineages at Kuokesuxi (538–24 BCE) reveal east–west echoes in Xinjiang's Iron Age
Shanpula (Sampula) of Hotan
Late-Han era oasis community in Xinjiang, revealed by archaeology and early DNA
Liushui Iron Age Voices
Echoes from a crossroads oasis in Xinjiang, 1042–489 BCE
Songshugou Bronze Age Echoes
Three Bronze Age individuals from Songshugou, Xinjiang hint at West–East genetic threads
Songshugou: Edge of the Early Iron Age
A portrait of mixed maternal ancestries from Songshugou, Xinjiang (772–476 BCE)
Tuoganbai: Bronze Age Crossroads
A small Xinjiang community (2250 BCE) where material culture and genes hint at east–west encounters