Black-and-white pencil illustration of a steep river valley with wooden coffins fixed high on a cliff face. In the foreground, a scientist in a lab coat studies a small bone or tooth with a magnifying glass. A large DNA double helix spirals from him across the scene toward a modern Bo family—two adults and a child—standing together on the opposite slope, their hands resting on one another as they gaze toward the coffins, symbolizing their genetic link to the ancient hanging-coffin builders.
Genetic sleuthing shows China's Bo people are direct descendants of the 'vanished' hanging-coffin builders—oral history confirmed, resilience documented, and archaeology meets living tradition. 🧬 #archaeogenetics #history scientificinquirer.com/2025/12/11/d...