[BGHater]

Don’t blame Whitey Ping.

‘One ancestral lineage — which is genetically similar to Middle Eastern, Central Asian and European populations — was higher in upper-caste individuals and speakers of Indo-European languages such as Hindi, the researchers found. The other lineage was not close to any group outside the subcontinent, and was most common in people indigenous to the Andaman Islands, a remote archipelago in the Bay of Bengal.’

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‘This genetic evidence refutes the claim that the Indian caste structure was a modern invention of British colonialism, the authors say. “This idea that caste is thousands of years old is a big deal,”’

No kidding.

[martin_fierro]

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[Dysart]

Many moons ago ancient elders smoke em peace pipe with the paleface as mysterious spirits revealed.

[JimSEA]

This gives real support to the Indo-Aryan origin of the caste system and lets the British off the hook. I had been told that the spread of Buddhism was aided by its rejection of caste.

[mountainlion]

Marco Polo and Alexander the Great wrote of finding a tomb that had Hebrew inscription on it that led some to believe one of the sons of Adam was buried there.

[hellbender]

The other lineage was not close to any group outside the subcontinent, and was most common in people indigenous to the Andaman Islands, a remote archipelago in the Bay of Bengal.’

This is very strange. The indigenous Andamanese are Negritos, who have peppercorn hair and some other traits (like steatopygia) which are remiscent of African Bushmen (Khoi-San). They look very different from any mainland Indians of today.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Battle Axe]

Higher than average levels of blood type B in India.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

self-ping

[Rookie Cookie]

That sounds like a lot of hooey with a political agenda.