PinnedAshishThe Southern Arc paper and its data upends the Steppe Theory in multiple waysLazaridis, Iosif, et al. “The Genetic History of the Southern Arc: A Bridge between West Asia and Europe.” Science, vol. 377, no. 6609…Sep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
PinnedAshishR1a L657 in skeletons from Roopkund lake, Uttarakhand, India from 800CEIn 2019, a paper was published with the analysis of the remains of 38 individuals whose bones were found in Roopkund lake, Uttarakhand at…Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021
AshishGenetics of Armenia vs NW Iran — Two different short storiesThe Armenian Data from the new papersSep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
AshishScratching my head! — Criticism of Narsimhan VM et al 2019 — Pt 1In this post, I will start getting my thoughts about the seminal SC Asian paper organized in written form. I have had these stored in my…Dec 25, 2021Dec 25, 2021
AshishThe West/East Divide among Indo-Aryan languagesCame upon two linguistic papers which clarify the relationship of Aryan languages of India with the other old language families, namely…Dec 25, 2021Dec 25, 2021
AshishDavid Anthony, Michael Witzel, Asko Parpola & the Potapovka horse head burial HOAXIn 1995, a paper was published by David Anthony, the well known kurganist, and Prof Nikolai Vinogradov titled ‘Birth of the Chariot’. The…Dec 25, 2021Dec 25, 2021
AshishSneak Peek: No steppe ancestry in Kashmir in 1300 BCE sample?Since the 2019 Narasimhan et al paper on Swat Valley, Pakistan samples was published, one of the key questions which remained was — When…Dec 24, 2021Dec 24, 2021
AshishAncient DNA shows two Population turnovers in Ireland between 5000–1500 BCEWho were the earliest people populating Ireland? What happened to them?Dec 22, 2021Dec 22, 2021
