New genetics study indicates that Pre-Austronesians emerged in China over 10,000 years ago, living by marine foraging. Around 7–10Kya, they mixed with ancient northern Chinese (Shandong), adopting agriculture and evolving into Proto-Austronesians.
Part A (Y-DNA): belongs to the N1a-L550 lineage, ancestral for L1025, and clusters with individuals from the Rurikids project under the VL15 and Y10931 branches.
Part B (mtDNA): U3b3 most closely related to present-day individuals from Armenia and the north-western Caucasus.
High-quality genomic data generated from 131 ancient individuals from Great Scythia and neighboring regions of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Including relationships between Scythians and elite Scythians.
Abstract. "Scythian” mutation has spread throughout West Eurasia and has become the most prevalent genetic cause of fructose intolerance in contemporary European populations."