A new study, dated and analyzed the DNA from the bones of 37 individuals found at Roopkund. The majority of the deceased indeed died 1000 or so years ago, but not simultaneously. And a few died much more recently, likely in the early 1800s. Stranger still, the skeletons’ genetic makeup is more typical of Mediterranean heritage than South Asian.

“It may be even more of a mystery than before. It was unbelievable, because the type of ancestry we find in 33% of the individuals is so unusual for this part of the world.”

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