A Matrilineal Genetic Perspective of Hanging Coffin Custom in Southern China and Northern Thailand

Summary: Hanging Coffin is a unique and ancient burial custom that has been practiced in southern China, Southeast Asia, and near Oceania regions for more than 3,000 years. Here, we conducted mitochondrial whole-genome analyses of 41 human remains sampled from 13 Hanging Coffin sites in southern Chi...

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Main Authors: Xiaoming Zhang, Chunmei Li, Yanan Zhou, Jiahui Huang, Tengsong Yu, Xu Liu, Hong Shi, Hong Liu, Stephen Chia, Shenmin Huang, Yaozheng Guo, Rasmi Shoocongdej, Xueping Ji, Bing Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220302169