Austroasiatic Ancestry and Early Populations in Yunnan. The study also sheds light on the ancestry of Austroasiatic-speaking peoples, such as speakers of Vietnamese, Khmer, and Mon. Population ...

They show a close genetic relationship to modern Austroasiatic populations in northeastern India, southern China and Southeast Asia. Combining archaeological, ...

However, the presence of these Austroasiatic-related populations in central Yunnan predates agricultural practices. This study may provide insights into the origins of Austroasiatic populations. It ...

Previous research has pointed to China’s Yunnan region as the key to understanding the origins of Tibetan as well as Austroasiatic populations, referring to ethnic communities in Southeast Asia ...