Rakhigarhi
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New DNA research paper sheds light on proto-Dravidian and Indus Valley Civilization genetics.
A self-described non-specialist reads a new European Journal of Human Genetics paper on the Koraga, which proposes a distinct ‘Proto-Dravidian’ ancestry from around 2400 BCE, and asks what it implies…
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The Origins of the Neolithic in the Indian subcontinent
The author argues that the Rakhigarhi and Genomic Formation papers show Iranian-related ancestry in the Indus civilisation separated before Iranian farming began, so farming reached South Asia without a large…
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South Asian Genetics Open Thread
South Asian genetics open thread, updated with the Rakhigarhi Harappan genome paper and the Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia paper, with the headline findings of each.
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Ancient Indian Genetics At ASHG
Previewing Niraj Rai’s ASHG poster on ancient genomes from the Indian subcontinent, the author says he is most interested in the South Indian samples, and shares a comment exchange on…
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Takeaways from the golden age of Indian population genetics
Responding to an India Today report on Rakhigarhi DNA, the author sets out what genetics shows: South Asian ancestry as a mix of steppe, Iranian-farmer and AASI components, with the…
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Genetics stories in India Today
Shares an extract from an India Today piece on 4,500-year-old DNA from Rakhigarhi, adding that many Hindu nationalists are unperturbed by such findings and that the paper’s publication is still…
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Rakhigarhi sneak-peaks
Noting that the Indian press is finally reporting the substance of the Rakhigarhi results, the author urges waiting for the paper but says what he has heard matches Outlook India,…
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Books on Indian history without recency bias
Razib Khan complains that books on Indian history skew to the Muslim and colonial periods, for nationalist and source reasons, and asks readers for suggestions on ancient and medieval history,…
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Closing the genetic chapter
Razib Khan says that, given the Rakhigarhi preprint, it is time to close the genetic chapter: Indus people mixed Iranian-related and native ancestry, a steppe incursion followed around 1500 BC,…
