Diverse northern Asian and Jomon-related genetic structure discovered among socially complex Three Kingdoms period Gaya region Koreans
Gelabert, P.; Blazyte, A.; Chang, Y.; Fernandes, D.; Jeon, S.; Hong, J. G.; Yoon, J.; Ko, Y.; Oberreiter, V.; Cheronet, O.; Ozdogan, K. T.; Sawyer, S.; Yang, S.; Greytak, E. M.; Kim, J.; Choi, H.; Kim, J.-I.; Bae, K.; Bhak, J.; Pinhasi, R.
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The genetic history of prehistoric and protohistoric Korean populations is not well understood due to the lack of ancient Korean genomes. Here, we report the first paleogenomic data from Korea; eight shotgun-sequenced genomes (0.7x[~]6.1x coverage) from two archeological sites in Gimhae: Yuha-ri shell mound and Daesung-dong tumuli, the most important funerary complex of the Gaya confederacy. All eight individuals are from the Korean Three Kingdoms period (4th-7th century CE), during which there is archaeological evidence of extensive trade connections with both northern (modern-day China) and eastern (modern-day Japan) kingdoms. All genomes are best modeled as an admixture between a northern-Chinese Iron Age genetic source and a Japanese-Jomon-related ancestry. The proportion of Jomon-related ancestry suggests the presence of two genetic groups within the population. The observed substructure indicates diversity among the Gaya population that is not related to either social status or sex. Teaser1,700-year-old genomes reveal the genetic diversity of ancient Koreans in the Gimhae region.
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