Ancient DNA from the skeletons of Roopkund Lake reveals Mediterranean migrants in India.

É, Harney; A, Nayak; N, Patterson; P, Joglekar; V, Mushrif-Tripathy; S, Mallick; N, Rohland; J, Sedig; N, Adamski; R, Bernardos; N, Broomandkhoshbacht; BJ, Culleton; M, Ferry; TK, Harper; M, Michel; J, Oppenheimer; K, Stewardson; Z, Zhang; , Harashawaradhana; MS, Bartwal; S, Kumar; SC, Diyundi; P, Roberts; N, Boivin; DJ, Kennett; K, Thangaraj; D, Reich; N, Rai

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11357-9

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Ancient DNA from the skeletons of Roopkund Lake reveals Mediterranean migrants in India.

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Harney É

Nayak A

Patterson N

Abstract

Situated at over 5,000 meters above sea level in the Himalayan Mountains, Roopkund Lake is home to the scattered skeletal remains of several hundred individuals of unknown origin. We report genome-wide ancient DNA for 38 skeletons from Roopkund Lake, and find that they cluster into three distinct gr...

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