China: The pre-Han Era of the Ancestors
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What's included in Ancient DNA Hub?
- This Ancient DNA Hub DNA test collection provides powerful, innovative, and interactive DNA-based tools to help you find your ancient ancestors, trace your prehistorical lineages, and explore the deepest foundations of Chinese civilization.
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Find out how related you are to the peoples of Pre-Han China, spanning Ice Age hunter-gatherers, early farmers, steppe herders, riverine cultures, and the first dynasties of East Asia, including:
Clans of Snow Leopards (37,615 – 8,607 BC), People of the Good Earth (7,946 – 4,977 BC), Yangshao Sailors of the Amur River (5,358 – 4,371 BC), Bamboo Chronicles: Water Buffalo Farmers (3,300 – 2,346 BC), Longshan Culture: Jade Miners of the Yellow River (3,300 – 1,984 BC), Guardians of the Highlands: Xinjiang Yak Herders (3,002 – 1,958 BC), Dragon Worshippers of the Eastern Lands (1,950 – 1,471 BC), Xinjiang Spear Forgers (1,950 – 945 BC), Xinjiang Horse Bow Archers (844 – 306 BC), Tibet in the Shadow of the Himalayas: 4,000 Years of Tibetan Past (3,032 BC – 1,823 AD), The Oracle Bones: Shang Dynasty (1,594 – 945 BC), The Mandate of Heaven: Zhou Dynasty (862 – 565 BC), Qin Empire: The First Emperor (496 BC), Warring States Period (342 – 300 BC), The Dragon Kings: Xia Dynasty (1,950 – 1,695 BC) from the following sites - Receive a detailed breakdown of your ancient geographical origins, high-resolution ancestry maps, and precise genetic similarity scores to each ancient population.
- Compare your results with over 50 worldwide ancient and modern populations.
- After more than 40,000 years of history, you can reconnect with the peoples who shaped the foundations of Chinese civilization—from Ice Age foragers to dynastic rulers.
- Be part of an unprecedented effort to reconstruct the deepest ancestral layers of China using cutting-edge paleogenetics.
- Meet the ancestors who hunted the high plateaus, farmed the great rivers, forged weapons, worshipped dragons, and built the first Chinese states — their story could be your story.
- Basic test includes 63 ancient individuals.
- Advanced test includes 353 ancient individuals.
About the test
China: The Pre-Han Era of the Ancestors — From Ice Age Clans to the First Emperors
Long before imperial chronicles, before silk roads and dynasties, before writing itself, the ancestors of China shaped one of humanity’s deepest and most continuous civilizations. This extraordinary compendium invites you to journey back more than 40,000 years—to the hunters of the Ice Age, the first farmers of the great river valleys, the highland herders of Central Asia, and the dynastic founders whose legacies still echo across East Asia today.
This is not a single chapter of history. It is the entire ancestral prologue of China—reconstructed through ancient DNA, archaeology, and history, and now connected directly to you.
What tests are included in this compendium?
This comprehensive ancestral collection merges fifteen of our most ambitious genomic reconstructions, spanning prehistory, proto-states, and the dawn of empire across China, Xinjiang, and Tibet:
You will receive an unparalleled, deeply immersive ancestral profile integrating genetics, archaeology, history, and geography. High-resolution maps, haplogroup analyses, and population comparisons reveal how your DNA may intersect with hunters, farmers, herders, warriors, philosophers, and emperors across tens of thousands of years.
This is one of the most comprehensive ancient DNA reconstructions ever offered—spanning Ice Age survival, Neolithic revolutions, steppe migrations, and the birth of empire. If your ancestry touches East Asia in any way, this test offers a rare chance to uncover how your lineage may be woven into the deepest story of China itself.
Long before imperial chronicles, before silk roads and dynasties, before writing itself, the ancestors of China shaped one of humanity’s deepest and most continuous civilizations. This extraordinary compendium invites you to journey back more than 40,000 years—to the hunters of the Ice Age, the first farmers of the great river valleys, the highland herders of Central Asia, and the dynastic founders whose legacies still echo across East Asia today.
This is not a single chapter of history. It is the entire ancestral prologue of China—reconstructed through ancient DNA, archaeology, and history, and now connected directly to you.
What tests are included in this compendium?
This comprehensive ancestral collection merges fifteen of our most ambitious genomic reconstructions, spanning prehistory, proto-states, and the dawn of empire across China, Xinjiang, and Tibet:
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Clans of Snow Leopards (37,615 – 8,607 BC)
Meet Ice Age hunter-gatherers who survived extreme climates on the Asian highlands, representing some of the earliest human populations ever sequenced in East Asia. -
People of the Good Earth (7,946 – 4,977 BC)
Discover early farming communities who mastered soil, seasons, and settlement—laying the foundations for China’s agricultural heartlands. -
Yangshao Sailors of the Amur River (5,358 – 4,371 BC)
Explore river-based cultures whose mobility and exchange networks connected distant regions long before written history. -
Bamboo Chronicles: Water Buffalo Farmers (3,300 – 2,346 BC)
Trace ancestry to early wet-rice and buffalo-based agricultural societies recorded later in myth and tradition. -
Longshan Culture: Jade Miners of the Yellow River (3,300 – 1,984 BC)
Connect to elite Neolithic communities whose jade craftsmanship, ritual systems, and social hierarchy foreshadowed dynastic China. -
Guardians of the Highlands: Xinjiang Yak Herders (3,002 – 1,958 BC)
Meet resilient pastoralists of the high plateaus—masters of altitude, mobility, and endurance. -
Dragon Worshippers of the Eastern Lands (1,950 – 1,471 BC)
Encounter communities whose cosmology, symbols, and rituals shaped the dragon mythology at the core of Chinese identity. -
Xinjiang Spear Forgers (1,950 – 945 BC)
Discover metal-working societies whose weapon technologies reshaped power, conflict, and expansion across Inner Asia. -
Xinjiang Horse Bow Archers (844 – 306 BC)
Trace ancestry to mounted archers whose mobility and warfare tactics influenced states from China to the steppe. -
Tibet in the Shadow of the Himalayas: 4,000 Years of Tibetan Past (3,032 BC – 1,823 AD)
Explore one of the longest continuous high-altitude genetic records on Earth, revealing adaptation, spirituality, and survival at extreme elevations. -
The Oracle Bones: Shang Dynasty (1,594 – 945 BC)
Connect to the earliest written Chinese civilization, where divination, kingship, and ancestral worship were etched into bone and shell. -
The Mandate of Heaven: Zhou Dynasty (862 – 565 BC)
Trace the rise of political philosophy, moral authority, and statecraft that still shapes Chinese thought today. -
The Dragon Kings: Xia Dynasty (1,950 – 1,695 BC)
Explore genetic insights into China’s legendary first dynasty—where myth, archaeology, and DNA converge. -
Qin Empire: The First Emperor (496 BC)
Connect to the moment China was unified by law, force, and vision under its first emperor. -
Warring States Period (342 – 300 BC)
Witness the final crucible of conflict and innovation that forged imperial China.
You will receive an unparalleled, deeply immersive ancestral profile integrating genetics, archaeology, history, and geography. High-resolution maps, haplogroup analyses, and population comparisons reveal how your DNA may intersect with hunters, farmers, herders, warriors, philosophers, and emperors across tens of thousands of years.
This is one of the most comprehensive ancient DNA reconstructions ever offered—spanning Ice Age survival, Neolithic revolutions, steppe migrations, and the birth of empire. If your ancestry touches East Asia in any way, this test offers a rare chance to uncover how your lineage may be woven into the deepest story of China itself.
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Why take this test
In the most information-rich era in human history, we’re still limited by one vast unknown—the lives and identities of our ancient ancestors. While our digital age connects us globally, our roots remain largely a mystery, concealed by time and sparse records. Ancient DNA Hub aims to bridge this gap with revolutionary ancient DNA tests, allowing you to trace your roots back to the ancient world in a way once unimaginable.
Before 2010, reading the DNA of ancient people was a distant dream. That changed when scientists sequenced the DNA of a Neanderthal who lived over 30,000 years ago. This breakthrough unlocked the secrets of ancient genomes from people who lived between 15,000 BC and 1800 AD, spreading paleogenomic research across time and continents. Now, a new generation of DNA testing no longer relies on modern populations as stand-ins for ancient tribes. Instead, it goes right to the source, using the DNA of the ancients themselves.
Ancient DNA Hub’s Tests are the first of their kind, crafted solely from the DNA of ancient peoples through our pioneering technology. With our tests, you will receive a uniquely detailed ancient ancestry report, pinpointing specific regions and tribal connections more accurately than ever. Imagine discovering lands, tribes, and empires where your ancestors lived, fought, created, and dreamed millennia ago. By merging genetic data with the knowledge of history and archaeology, Ancient DNA Hub brings the past to life—helping you connect to your heritage on the most personal level.
Before 2010, reading the DNA of ancient people was a distant dream. That changed when scientists sequenced the DNA of a Neanderthal who lived over 30,000 years ago. This breakthrough unlocked the secrets of ancient genomes from people who lived between 15,000 BC and 1800 AD, spreading paleogenomic research across time and continents. Now, a new generation of DNA testing no longer relies on modern populations as stand-ins for ancient tribes. Instead, it goes right to the source, using the DNA of the ancients themselves.
Ancient DNA Hub’s Tests are the first of their kind, crafted solely from the DNA of ancient peoples through our pioneering technology. With our tests, you will receive a uniquely detailed ancient ancestry report, pinpointing specific regions and tribal connections more accurately than ever. Imagine discovering lands, tribes, and empires where your ancestors lived, fought, created, and dreamed millennia ago. By merging genetic data with the knowledge of history and archaeology, Ancient DNA Hub brings the past to life—helping you connect to your heritage on the most personal level.
