Editing Archaeogenetics (section)

==== East Asia ====
Analysis of mtDNA and NRY (non-recombining region of Y chromosome) sequences have indicated that the first major dispersal out of Africa went through Arabia and the Indian coast 50–100 kya, and a second major dispersal occurred 15–50 kya north of the Himalayas.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last1=Stoneking|first1=Mark|last2=Delfin|first2=Frederick|date=2010-02-23|title=The Human Genetic History of East Asia: Weaving a Complex Tapestry|journal=Current Biology|language=en|volume=20|issue=4|pages=R188–R193|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2009.11.052|pmid=20178766|s2cid=18777315|issn=0960-9822|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Much work has been done to discover the extent of north-to-south and south-to-north migrations within Eastern Asia.<ref name=":4" /> Comparing the genetic diversity of northeastern groups with southeastern groups has allowed archaeologists to conclude many of the northeast Asian groups came from the southeast.<ref name=":4" /> The Pan-Asian SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) study found “a strong and highly significant correlation between haplotype diversity and latitude,” which, when coupled with demographic analysis, supports the case for a primarily south-to-north occupation of East Asia.<ref name=":4" /> Archaeogenetics has also been used to study hunter-gatherer populations in the region, such as the [[Ainu people|Ainu]] from Japan and [[Negrito]] groups in the Philippines.<ref name=":4" /> For example, the Pan-Asian SNP study found that Negrito populations in Malaysia and the Negrito populations in the Philippines were more closely related to non-Negrito local populations than to each other, suggesting Negrito and non-Negrito populations are linked by one entry event into East Asia; although other Negrito groups do share affinities, including with [[Aboriginal Australians|Indigenous Australians]].<ref name=":4" /> A possible explanation of this is a recent admixture of some Negrito groups with their local populations.