Important progress of the research on the evolutionary research of Northwestern University in Centra

Recently, the China Science and Technology Exchange Center organized experts to conduct comprehensive performance evaluation of projects for the key project related projects of strategic international science and technology innovation cooperation in the National Key R & D Plan. The group discussed the evaluation, successfully passed the comprehensive performance evaluation, and was evaluated "to achieve the expected goal with high levels". The new evidence discovered to reshape the new understanding of the evolution of ancient people in Tianshan. "

The project focuses on the key scientific issues of "the genetic characteristics and relationship between different cultural people in the Tianshan area". Focusing on the research of ancient genome research, combined with archeological research and international cooperation, the genetic characteristics of different cultural groups along Tianshan and drawing An important breakthrough in the genetic evolution map of the ancient crowd.

The project is a special -appointed professor of Northwestern University, a molecular biology research team of the Institute of Ancient vertebrates and the Institute of Ancient Human Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Northwest University Central Asian Archaeological Team Captain, Professor Wang Jianxin Research Team of the Cultural Heritage College, and Uzbekistan University of Sciences Archaeological research institutes and other units are completed together.

The project Central Asia Joint Archaeological Team excavated the distribution map of the site in Xitian Mountain

As an important channel for connecting Eastern and Western culture and crowd, the Tianshan Corridor has always known the characteristics and genetic relationships of people under different archeological cultural relics along the line.

Since the project was officially launched in November 2017, the research team has worked together to deeply integrate the research advantages of multi -disciplinary integration of members of the team. It has made breakthroughs in archeological investigation and excavation of archeological investigations and crowd in western Tianshan. Through cooperation with foreign cooperation units to launch an overseas archeological survey, the project team has made important progress in the identification and confirmation of cultural relics such as Yueshi, Guishuang, and Kangju in the western region of Tianshan.

Labat No. 1 cemetery site terrain

Further ancient DNA analysis shows that there is a close interaction between Yueshi and Guishuang people, confirming that Uzbekistan is an active area for crowd migration and exchanges, and it has shown a enhancement trend since the bronze to the iron era. This is the first time that my country's team has led an ancient base research on foreign regional populations. The systematic reveals the genetic structure and genetic continuity of the Uzbekistan people from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. Provide important genetic evidence with integration history.

The analysis of the main component analysis of the Ozbekistan Iron Era of Tianshan and the genetic relationship mapping diagram of the genetic relationship with other people in Eurasia (Vikas ... Fu*, Molecularbiologyandevolution, 2021)

In the eastern part of Tianshan, the project team conducted research on human bone samples of more than 40 sites in Dong Tianshan through modern scientific and technological means (carbon 14 testing, isotope analysis, ancient genome capture sequencing, etc.). Hundreds of cases of mitochondria and nuclear genome of the crowd during the period, filling the gaps of human paleogen in the relevant time and region, especially the nuclear genetic studies have found that the early people in the Bronze Age of the northwestern part of Xinjiang Xinjiang have shown the ancient people and various peripherals of the local Tarim Basin and various peripherals. The characteristics of the fusion of the genetic component of the crowd; the high liquidity and interaction between people of different settlements, and form a genetic structure of the Xinjiang population today.

The main component analysis diagram of the people in Xinjiang, the eastern part of Tianshan is about 5000-500 years ago

(Vikas, ... fu*, science, 2022)

In general, the project has achieved some important academic achievements based on the new archeological data and rich genetic data obtained, published 25 academic papers, published 1 academic monograph, and high -influential research results are scientific interpretation of culture and people along Tianshan. The diversity and integration provides an important basis, and further clarify that the Silk Road has played an important role in the interactive integration and cultural exchanges of the people of the Silk Road.

The mitochondria and nuclear group distribution graphs of the ancient population of the project in the project (zhanget al, nature, 2021; vikas, ... fu*, science, 2022; vikas… fu*, MBE, 2021; wang, ... fu*, science advances , 2021; zhu et al, the Holocene, 2021)

Xitian Mountain Kashkar Cemetery and its typical tombs

The international cooperation model of the project reflects the diversity and innovation. The Chinese team and the Institute of History and Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Academy of Sciences not only achieved major breakthroughs in the joint archeological excavations and research of Central Asia, such as in the West Tianshan Central Asia conducts a large number of joint archeological surveys, and more than 30 new settlements and urban sites are found; the characteristics and distribution of cultural characteristics and other cultures such as the ancient moon and Kangju are confirmed.

Xitian Mountain Satta Site M11-1 and M11-2 flat maps and unearthed relics

2017-2018 Xitian Mountain Labart site excavation area aerial photography and unearthed relics

The project is also closely cooperated in the aspects of international academic conferences, high -level talent training, and scientific research platform co -construction. Two conferences and 2 issues of "International Training Class of World Heritage Declaration and Management of the Silk Road", co-construction of "China-Central Asian Human and Environment 'Belt and Road Integration Lab", "Silk Passerby and Animal Orthopedic Chemistry and DNA Five scientific research cooperation platforms including the International Joint Laboratory of Archaeological International, promote the sharing and technological promotion of achievements with scientific and technological exchanges, promote the training of talents and the co -construction of the platform in depth cooperation, and promote local economic development and ecological construction with heritage protection. The scientific and technological exchanges and civilization interactions along the roads along the road have played an active role in improving my country in the protection and inheritance of the Silk Road archeological and cultural heritage protection and inheritance. This project is the first national key research and development plan project undertaken by Northwest University during the "Thirteenth Five -Year Plan" period, and it is also an important part of the archeological work of Northwest University in Central Asia. The implementation of the project has been obtained from the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the China Science and Technology Exchange Center, the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and the Institute of Ancient Human Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Archaeological Research Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan , The Institute of History and Archaeological Research Institute of the Tajikistan Academy of Sciences, the Uzbekistan National History Museum, the Palace Museum and other units, Northwest University will further strengthen cooperation with relevant units and countries along the Silk Road to promote the construction of existing high -level international cooperation platforms for Subsequent large -scale and more diversified international cooperation laid the foundation.

Four Kingdoms Joint Archeology

June 13th

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(The 36th year of the Republic of China) On the evening of June 13th, the school held a music party in the auditorium for the graduation classmates.

--year 1987--

A group of 14 people from the American State University University came to Northwestern University to conduct a friendly visit.

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