# Li 2015: Analysis of ancient human mitochondrial DNA from the Xiaohe cemetery: insights into prehistoric population movements in the Tarim Basin, China

> Chunxiang Li, Chao Ning, Erika Hagelberg et al., 2015. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Uniparental data across the cemetery's layers; also the…

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# Analysis of ancient human mitochondrial DNA from the Xiaohe cemetery: insights into prehistoric population movements in the Tarim Basin, China

Chunxiang Li, Chao Ning, Erika Hagelberg et al., 2015. _BMC Genetics 16: 78_.

Mitochondrial DNA from Xiaohe burials of 4000-3500 years ago: West Eurasian lineages (H, K, U5, U7, U2e, T, R*), East Eurasian lineages (B, C4, C5, D, G2a) and the Indian lineage M5, read as a diverse maternal ancestry with sources in Europe, Siberia and southern and western Asia.

**Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)** Articledoi: **[10.1186/s12863-015-0237-5](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-015-0237-5)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Uniparental data across the cemetery's layers; also the source of the reusable cemetery photographs.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Maternal lineages traced to Europe, Siberia and South Asia were read as admixture.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/evidence/EVD0D90E6ZC50BM/maternal-lineages-traced-to-europe-siberia-and-south-asia)

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[The Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies)

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## Cite it

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Li, C., Ning, C., Hagelberg, E., Li, H., Zhao, Y., Li, W., Abuduresule, I., & Zhu, H. (2015). Analysis of ancient human mitochondrial DNA from the Xiaohe cemetery: insights into prehistoric population movements in the Tarim Basin, China. BMC Genetics 16: 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-015-0237-5
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-015-0237-5)

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