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Earliest molecular evidence of Pu-erh tea uncovered in northwest China

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    Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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    School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

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    Xinjiang Academia Turfanica, China, Turfan 838000, China

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    Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830011, China

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  • Corresponding author: yiminyang@ucas.ac.cn
  • Received Date:  December 25, 2025
    Accepted Date:  April 23, 2026
    Published Online:  May 08, 2026
The Innovation Geoscience  4(3),  https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2026.100226  |  Cite this article
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    Wang L., Liu W., Wang L., et al. (2026). Earliest molecular evidence of Pu-erh tea uncovered in northwest China. The Innovation Geoscience 4:100226. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2026.100226
    Wang L., Liu W., Wang L., et al. (2026). Earliest molecular evidence of Pu-erh tea uncovered in northwest China. The Innovation Geoscience 4:100226. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2026.100226

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