Dongya Yang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3645702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dongya Yang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dongya |
| FAMILY NAME | Yang |
| SIGNATURE | YANG D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8969-4659 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 222 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
A tale of two turkeys
Ancient DNA investigation of the domestication history of pigs in Northeast China
DNA-based species identification of ancient salmonid remains provides new insight into pre-contact Coast Salish salmon fisheries in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
“A Part of the People”
Many Indigenous People value dogs as hunting aides, draft animals, sources of fiber and food, protectors, and as companions. To better understand the close human-dog relationship among the Northern Coast Salish Tla'amin, we bring together several lines of evidence, including ethnographic information, interviews, and ancient DNA of archaeological dog burials. All indicate that dogs were an important part of ancestral Tla'amin culture and society. …
Investigating the sex-selectivity of a middle Ontario Iroquoian Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) fishery through ancient DNA analysis
Toward a geography of foodways in the southern Gulf Islands, Pacific Northwest Coast
Fine-screen animal bone and Pacific salmon ancient DNA (aDNA) results from Northwest Coast shell midden sites, together with other kinds of material culture, can provide detailed information on foodways, site-specific activities, and sociality. Seasonal use of the landscape may also be revealed through an understanding of place in the southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. New results from column sample faunal analysis at the Pender C…
Possible case of pressure resorption associated with osteoarthritis in human skeletal remains from ancient China
Ancient DNA reveals evidence of abundant aurochs (Bos primigenius) in Neolithic Northeast China
New ancient DNA data on the origins and spread of sheep and cattle in northern China around 4000 BP
A scientific analysis of cranial trepanation from an Early Iron Age cemetery on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China
Identifying the sex of archaeological turkey remains using ancient DNA techniques
Evaluating Ancient Whale Exploitation on the Northern Oregon Coast Through Ancient DNA and Zooarchaeological Analysis
Whales have long been an important part of Pacific Northwest Coast human subsistence and lifeways. Native peoples on the Oregon Coast were not known to hunt whales, but a humpback whale phalange with an embedded bone harpoon at the Par-Tee site (35CLT20) and ethnographic accounts raised the possibility of opportunistic whale hunting. We analyzed a suite of whale remains from Par-Tee and performed ancient DNA-based species identifications on 30 sp…
New insights into the origins of oracle bone divination
The historical ecology of Pacific herring
Stable isotope and ancient DNA analysis of dog remains from Cathlapotle (45CL1), a contact-era site on the Lower Columbia River
Addressing seasonal site use through ancient DNA species identification of Pacific salmon at Dionisio Point, Galiano Island, British Columbia
Pushing Limits and Finding Interpretive Balance
We reiterate the basis for our interpretation of the Namu site as a winter-village settlement from at least 7000 B.P., and note that Monks and Orchard do not provide an alternative interpretation of the available data. They also mistakenly suggest an assertion on our part that all Northwest Coast villages were dependent on a salmon-based storage economy by 1000 B.P. We never argued for this point. Finally, Monks and Orchard offer a lengthy defens…
Wild or domesticated
Ancient DNA provides new insights into the origin of the Chinese domestic horse
Digging deeper into the limits of ancient DNA research on syphilis
Opportunistic Whale Hunting on the Southern Northwest Coast
Two modes of whale use have been documented on the Northwest Coast of North America, namely systematic whale hunting and whale scavenging. Ethnographically, systematic hunting was practiced only by Native groups of southwestern Vancouver Island and the northern Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. This hunting was undertaken with technology specifically designed for the task. Other groups on the Northwest Coast reportedly did not hunt whales bu…
Historical Ecology and Biogeography of North Pacific Pinnipeds
Zooarchaeology has the potential to make significant contributions to knowledge of pinniped biogeography of import to both archaeologists and environmental scientists. We analyzed northern fur seal remains found in three archaeological sites located along the outer coast of the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Cape Addington Rockshelter in southeast Alaska, Ts’ishaa on the west coast of Vancouver Island, and the Netarts Sandspit site on the Oregon Coast.…
Early Storage and Sedentism on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Ancient DNA identification of salmon remains from the site of Namu on the central coast of British Columbia shows use of a variety of species and an emphasis on pink salmon over the course of the past 7,000 years. These results support arguments that Namu was a permanent village settlement dependent on a salmon storage economy throughout this time. This pattern of subsistence and settlement predates by several millennia the first substantial evid…
DNA analysis of archaeological rabbit remains from the American Southwest
Improved DNA extraction from ancient bones using silica‐based spin columns
DNA species identification of archaeological salmon bone from the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America
Contamination controls when preparing archaeological remains for ancient DNA analysis
Early Storage and Sedentism on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Ancient DNA identification of salmon remains from the site of Namu on the central coast of British Columbia shows use of a variety of species and an emphasis on pink salmon over the course of the past 7,000 years. These results support arguments that Namu was a permanent village settlement dependent on a salmon storage economy throughout this time. This pattern of subsistence and settlement predates by several millennia the first substantial evid…
Ancient DNA reveals evidence of abundant aurochs (Bos primigenius) in Neolithic Northeast China
Ancient DNA investigation of prehistoric salmon resource utilization at Keatley Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Wild or domesticated
Stable isotope and ancient DNA analysis of dog remains from Cathlapotle (45CL1), a contact-era site on the Lower Columbia River
Digging deeper into the limits of ancient DNA research on syphilis
DNA analysis of archaeological rabbit remains from the American Southwest
Ancient DNA provides new insights into the origin of the Chinese domestic horse
Addressing seasonal site use through ancient DNA species identification of Pacific salmon at Dionisio Point, Galiano Island, British Columbia
A scientific analysis of cranial trepanation from an Early Iron Age cemetery on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China
Identification of historical human skeletal remains
Excavation of an early historical (circa 1900) church cemetery in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, revealed the graves of six individuals. All but one had been previously excavated and the individuals were re‐interred elsewhere. The remaining grave contained a coffin burial of an infant including most of the skeleton, crowns of forming deciduous teeth, scalp and hair. The remains were excavated and historical research was carried out to determine possi…
Hypersensitive PCR, Ancient Human mtDNA, and Contamination
When highly efficient polymerase was used with high cycle numbers (50-60), strong amplifications were observed, but negative controls were also unexpectedly amplified in a study of ancient human mtDNA from 2000-year-old skeletons. The results of a series of tests revealed that the hypersensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) generated by higher cycles and the presence of contaminant DNA (though at extremely low levels) should be responsible for…
Historical Ecology and Biogeography of North Pacific Pinnipeds
Zooarchaeology has the potential to make significant contributions to knowledge of pinniped biogeography of import to both archaeologists and environmental scientists. We analyzed northern fur seal remains found in three archaeological sites located along the outer coast of the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Cape Addington Rockshelter in southeast Alaska, Ts’ishaa on the west coast of Vancouver Island, and the Netarts Sandspit site on the Oregon Coast.…
Evaluating Ancient Whale Exploitation on the Northern Oregon Coast Through Ancient DNA and Zooarchaeological Analysis
Whales have long been an important part of Pacific Northwest Coast human subsistence and lifeways. Native peoples on the Oregon Coast were not known to hunt whales, but a humpback whale phalange with an embedded bone harpoon at the Par-Tee site (35CLT20) and ethnographic accounts raised the possibility of opportunistic whale hunting. We analyzed a suite of whale remains from Par-Tee and performed ancient DNA-based species identifications on 30 sp…
Pushing Limits and Finding Interpretive Balance
We reiterate the basis for our interpretation of the Namu site as a winter-village settlement from at least 7000 B.P., and note that Monks and Orchard do not provide an alternative interpretation of the available data. They also mistakenly suggest an assertion on our part that all Northwest Coast villages were dependent on a salmon-based storage economy by 1000 B.P. We never argued for this point. Finally, Monks and Orchard offer a lengthy defens…
New insights into the origins of oracle bone divination
DNA-based species identification of ancient salmonid remains provides new insight into pre-contact Coast Salish salmon fisheries in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
Ancient DNA investigation of the domestication history of pigs in Northeast China
New ancient DNA data on the origins and spread of sheep and cattle in northern China around 4000 BP
Opportunistic Whale Hunting on the Southern Northwest Coast
Two modes of whale use have been documented on the Northwest Coast of North America, namely systematic whale hunting and whale scavenging. Ethnographically, systematic hunting was practiced only by Native groups of southwestern Vancouver Island and the northern Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. This hunting was undertaken with technology specifically designed for the task. Other groups on the Northwest Coast reportedly did not hunt whales bu…
The historical ecology of Pacific herring
Improved DNA extraction from ancient bones using silica-based spin columns
We describe a simple method for extracting polymerase chain reaction-amplifiable DNA from ancient bones without the use of organic solvents. Bone powders are digested with proteinase K, and the DNA is purified directly using silica-based spin columns (QIAquick3, QIAGEN). The efficiency of this protocol is demonstrated using human bone samples ranging in age from 15 to 5,000 years old
DNA species identification of archaeological salmon bone from the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America
Hypersensitive PCR, Ancient Human mtDNA, and Contamination
When highly efficient polymerase was used with high cycle numbers (50-60), strong amplifications were observed, but negative controls were also unexpectedly amplified in a study of ancient human mtDNA from 2000-year-old skeletons. The results of a series of tests revealed that the hypersensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) generated by higher cycles and the presence of contaminant DNA (though at extremely low levels) should be responsible for…
Contamination controls when preparing archaeological remains for ancient DNA analysis
DNA analysis of archaeological rabbit remains from the American Southwest
Ancient DNA investigation of prehistoric salmon resource utilization at Keatley Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Identification of historical human skeletal remains
Excavation of an early historical (circa 1900) church cemetery in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, revealed the graves of six individuals. All but one had been previously excavated and the individuals were re‐interred elsewhere. The remaining grave contained a coffin burial of an infant including most of the skeleton, crowns of forming deciduous teeth, scalp and hair. The remains were excavated and historical research was carried out to determine possi…
Historical Ecology and Biogeography of North Pacific Pinnipeds
Zooarchaeology has the potential to make significant contributions to knowledge of pinniped biogeography of import to both archaeologists and environmental scientists. We analyzed northern fur seal remains found in three archaeological sites located along the outer coast of the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Cape Addington Rockshelter in southeast Alaska, Ts’ishaa on the west coast of Vancouver Island, and the Netarts Sandspit site on the Oregon Coast.…
Early Storage and Sedentism on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Ancient DNA identification of salmon remains from the site of Namu on the central coast of British Columbia shows use of a variety of species and an emphasis on pink salmon over the course of the past 7,000 years. These results support arguments that Namu was a permanent village settlement dependent on a salmon storage economy throughout this time. This pattern of subsistence and settlement predates by several millennia the first substantial evid…
Digging deeper into the limits of ancient DNA research on syphilis
Opportunistic Whale Hunting on the Southern Northwest Coast
Two modes of whale use have been documented on the Northwest Coast of North America, namely systematic whale hunting and whale scavenging. Ethnographically, systematic hunting was practiced only by Native groups of southwestern Vancouver Island and the northern Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. This hunting was undertaken with technology specifically designed for the task. Other groups on the Northwest Coast reportedly did not hunt whales bu…
Wild or domesticated
Ancient DNA provides new insights into the origin of the Chinese domestic horse
Addressing seasonal site use through ancient DNA species identification of Pacific salmon at Dionisio Point, Galiano Island, British Columbia
Pushing Limits and Finding Interpretive Balance
We reiterate the basis for our interpretation of the Namu site as a winter-village settlement from at least 7000 B.P., and note that Monks and Orchard do not provide an alternative interpretation of the available data. They also mistakenly suggest an assertion on our part that all Northwest Coast villages were dependent on a salmon-based storage economy by 1000 B.P. We never argued for this point. Finally, Monks and Orchard offer a lengthy defens…
The historical ecology of Pacific herring
Stable isotope and ancient DNA analysis of dog remains from Cathlapotle (45CL1), a contact-era site on the Lower Columbia River
Identifying the sex of archaeological turkey remains using ancient DNA techniques
Evaluating Ancient Whale Exploitation on the Northern Oregon Coast Through Ancient DNA and Zooarchaeological Analysis
Whales have long been an important part of Pacific Northwest Coast human subsistence and lifeways. Native peoples on the Oregon Coast were not known to hunt whales, but a humpback whale phalange with an embedded bone harpoon at the Par-Tee site (35CLT20) and ethnographic accounts raised the possibility of opportunistic whale hunting. We analyzed a suite of whale remains from Par-Tee and performed ancient DNA-based species identifications on 30 sp…
New insights into the origins of oracle bone divination
Ancient DNA reveals evidence of abundant aurochs (Bos primigenius) in Neolithic Northeast China
New ancient DNA data on the origins and spread of sheep and cattle in northern China around 4000 BP
A scientific analysis of cranial trepanation from an Early Iron Age cemetery on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang, China
Possible case of pressure resorption associated with osteoarthritis in human skeletal remains from ancient China
“A Part of the People”
Many Indigenous People value dogs as hunting aides, draft animals, sources of fiber and food, protectors, and as companions. To better understand the close human-dog relationship among the Northern Coast Salish Tla'amin, we bring together several lines of evidence, including ethnographic information, interviews, and ancient DNA of archaeological dog burials. All indicate that dogs were an important part of ancestral Tla'amin culture and society. …
Biology (29 works) · Archaeology (26 works) · Geography (26 works) · Ancient DNA (24 works) · Forensic and Genetic Research (17 works) · Population (16 works) · Demography (14 works) · Ecology (14 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 works) · Demography (11 works)