tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post1469247978978534835..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Genetic structure in ChinaDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-56621419500118621822011-12-29T23:26:29.108+02:002011-12-29T23:26:29.108+02:00Massive borrowing from other languages is suggesti...Massive borrowing from other languages is suggestive of the likelihood of massive admixture as well. As melting pot that creates a statistical average seems more plausible than a truly basal position.Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-40479704514667359982011-12-29T04:11:26.289+02:002011-12-29T04:11:26.289+02:00"Interestingly, the Tujia people from Central..."Interestingly, the Tujia people from Central China seem to be the ones most like the Han overall" <br /><br />Very interesting. Has any work been done specifically on their haplogroups? The link claims: <br /><br />"Tujia is clearly a Tibeto-Burman language, but its position within that family is unclear, due to massive borrowing from other Tibeto-Burman languages. It has been placed with Loloish and Qiangic, but many leave it unclassified". <br /><br />Perhaps they are survivors from the 'original' Neolithic of the Yangtze River valley.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.com