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Patterns of East Asian pig domestication, migration, and turnover revealed by modern and ancient DNA

Larson, G and Liu, R and Zhao, X and Yuan, J and Fuller, D and Barton, L and Dobney, K and Fan, Q and Gu, Z and Liu, XH and Luo, Y and Lv, P and Andersson, L and Li, N (2010) Patterns of East Asian pig domestication, migration, and turnover revealed by modern and ancient DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107 (17). 7686 - 7691. ISSN 0027-8424

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Abstract

The establishment of agricultural economies based upon domestic animals began independently in many parts of the world and led to both increases inhuman population size and the migration of people carrying domestic plants and animals. The precise circumstances of the earliest phases of these events remain mysterious given their antiquity and the fact that subsequent waves of migrants have often replaced the first. Through the use of more than 1,500 modern (including 151 previously uncharacterized specimens) and 18 ancient (representing six East Asian archeological sites) pig (Sus scrofa) DNA sequences sampled across East Asia, we provide evidence for the long-term genetic continuity between modern and ancient Chinese domestic pigs. Although the Chinese case for independent pig domestication is supported by both genetic and archaeological evidence, wediscuss five additional (and possibly) independent domestications of indigenous wild boar populations: one in India, three in peninsular Southeast Asia, and one off the coast of Taiwan. Collectively, we refer to these instances as "cryptic domestication," given the current lack of corroborating archaeological evidence. In addition, we demonstrate the existence of numerous populations of genetically distinct and widespread wild boar populations that have not contributed maternal genetic material to modern domestic stocks. The overall findings provide the most complete picture yet of pig evolution and domestication in East Asia, and generate testable hypotheses regarding the development and spread of early farmers in the Far East.

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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Larson, G
Liu, R
Zhao, X
Yuan, J
Fuller, D
Barton, Lloukas@pitt.eduLOUKAS0000-0003-1519-4226
Dobney, K
Fan, Q
Gu, Z
Liu, XH
Luo, Y
Lv, P
Andersson, L
Li, N
Centers: Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Center for Comparative Archaeology
Date: 27 April 2010
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume: 107
Number: 17
Page Range: 7686 - 7691
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1073/pnas.0912264107
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Anthropology
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 0027-8424
Date Deposited: 23 Oct 2014 18:59
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2019 15:58
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23342

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