Vagheesh Narasimhan
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The Unravelling of the AMT
The author argues that the textual evidence of the Rigveda, centred on Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, gives no support to an extra-Indian Aryan homeland. He challenges Vagheesh Narasimhan’s…
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{{{Brahmins}}} do not descend from a common group
Razib Khan notes that Vagheesh Narasimhan could not model Brahmins as a single descent group, though South Indian and Bengali Brahmins are shifted toward ANI-like ancestry and look like Uttar…
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The Sintashta were swarthy
Razib Khan checks Sintashta pigmentation loci and finds they were much darker complected than modern northern Europeans, probably closer to Sardinians, which helps explain why many North Indians with steppe…
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Browncast Episode 66, ancient India and DNA with Vagheesh Narasimhan
A Brown Pundits podcast episode interviewing Vagheesh Narasimhan, lead author of the 2019 ancient DNA papers on South and Central Asia, about ancient India, with links to the papers, related…
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Genetics, history, and identity in South Asia
Ahead of a conversation with Vagheesh Narasimhan, the author sets out his stance on South Asian genetics: he dislikes the tribal politics around it, finds some Hindu nationalist and some…
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Questions for Vagheesh
The author announces a podcast recording with Vagheesh Narasimhan, first author of the 2019 South and Central Asia ancient DNA paper, and invites reader questions.
