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  • Biomolecular analyses of Roopkund skeletons show Mediterranean migrants in Indian Himalaya

    08/22/2019 6:14:29 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 17 replies
    EurekAlert! ^ | Tuesday, August 20, 2019 | Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
    A large-scale study conducted by an international team of scientists has revealed that the mysterious skeletons of Roopkund Lake - once thought to have died during a single catastrophic event - belong to genetically highly distinct groups that died in multiple periods in at least two episodes separated by one thousand years... Situated at over 5000 meters above sea-level in the Himalayan Mountains of India, Roopkund Lake has long puzzled researchers due to the presence of skeletal remains from several hundred ancient humans, scattered in and around the lake's shores, earning it the nickname Skeleton Lake or Mystery Lake... Whole...