The Origins of Chinese Domestic Cattle as Revealed by Ancient DNA Analysis
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Zebu cattle reached the Central Plains of China around 3500 years ago, forming a convergence zone of taurine and zebu cattle.
“Zebu cattle reached the Central Plains of China around 3500 years ago, forming a convergence zone of taurine and zebu cattle [55,62,63].”
From The Genomic Landscape of Cattle: Domestication, Dispersal, and Adaptive Evolution (2026) · cites this paper as [55]
During the late Neolithic (4000-5000 years ago), taurine cattle were introduced to East Asia from West Asia, carrying T3 and the East Asian-specific T4 haplogroups.
“During the late Neolithic (4000–5000 years ago), taurine cattle were introduced to East Asia from West Asia, carrying T3 and the East Asian-specific T4 haplogroups [9,33,55,56,57].”
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- Authors
- Cai, D., Sun, Y., Tang, Z., Hu, S., Li, W., Zhao, X., Xiang, H., & Zhou, H.
- Affiliations
- Jilin University (CN)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Zhou, Hui
- Venue
- Journal of Archaeological Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 41
- Pages
- 423-434
- ISSN
- 0305-4403 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2026156107
- Cited by
- 85
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 2.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Archaeological Science (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science and Technology Ministry (2010BAK67B03)
- National Science Fund (J1210007)
- Basic Research Fund (201106001)
- Ministry of Education of China's Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences (2009JJD780003)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Keywords
- cattle, cattle origin, taurine cattle, Bos indicus, mtDNA haplogroups, ancient DNA, genetic continuity, Bronze Age, northern China
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