Ancient DNA Study Offers New Insights Into China's 4,000-Year-Old Shimao City
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The ancient stone city of Shimao, like it’s from over 4,000 years ago, out on the northern loess plateau, has really been bugging archaeologists for ages. But now, recent ancient DNA work on skeletal remains from the site shifts the picture, sort of revealing where its people came from, how they were socially organized and even what regional ties they kept making.