DNA indicates how ancient migrations shaped South Asian languages and farming
An analysis of more than 500 skeletons reveals the genetic and cultural ancestry of the region
Ancient DNA from human skeletons unearthed in and around northern South Asia has yielded clues to a mix of migrations, including of mobile herders, that sculpted the region’s ancestry and possibly its languages starting 4,000 years ago or more.
ROBERTO MICHELI AND MASSIMO VIDALE/ISMEO - ITALIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION IN PAKISTAN