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Genetic Study Suggests South Asians Today Descend from Indus Valley Civilization

Discover Magazine - Fri 6 Sep 19

DNA obtained from an ancient woman's remains have established a genetic link between modern-day Indians and the Indus Valley Civilization's people. (Credit: Vasant Shinde) Two new genetic ...

Massive genome study reveals South Asia’s prehistory

Cosmos Magazine - Thu 5 Sep 19

Human migrations spread farming and languages across Eurasia. Dyani Lewis reports.

Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory

Phys.org - Thu 5 Sep 19

The largest-ever study of ancient human DNA, along with the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, reveal in unprecedented detail the shifting ancestry of ...

Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory, ScienceDaily - Fri 6 Sep 19
Largest-Ever Ancient-DNA Study Illuminates Millennia of South and Central Asian Prehistory, Newswise - Thu 5 Sep 19

Ancient DNA Traces History of South Asians

The Scientist - Fri 6 Sep 19

Modern-day populations in India descend from a mixture of peoples living thousands of years ago in South and Central Asia, including the Bronze-Age Indus Valley Civilization, two studies reveal. ...

Modern-day Indians descended from the Ancient Indus civilisation

Daily Mail - Thu 5 Sep 19

A woman, buried at Rakhigarhi, the capital of the ancient culture has painted a rich tapestry of the origins of Indian people.

Mysterious Indus Valley People Gave Rise to Modern-Day South Asians

Livescience - Thu 5 Sep 19

The first-ever ancient DNA from the long-lost Harappan Civilization is revealing intriguing hints about the Indus Valley.

‘Indus Valley settlers had a distinct genetic lineage’

The Hindu - Fri 6 Sep 19

Genome shows no Steppe pastoralist or Iranian farmer link.

Study of ancient DNA throws light on origin of farming, languages

The Hindu - Fri 6 Sep 19

More insight into genetic affinities of Indus Valley people