New findings suggest organized silkworm cultivation flourished in southern Central Asia around 2000 BCE, predating the Silk Road and reshaping timelines of early Eurasian trade.
A new Y-chromosome study reveals multiple southward migrations of Neolithic Chinese farmers into Southeast Asia, reshaping timelines of early population movements and regional ancestry.
A sweeping genetic study in Science maps how ancient migrations forged the peoples of South and Central Asia-unveiling tangled ancestries, shifting cultural landscapes, and surprising deep prehistoric links