The deep history of South Asia 72 in the Himalaya is not well under- 73 stood. In this paper we analyze the 74 genetics of some samples dating 75 from about 500 CE found in a cave 76 in Ladakh, India.
The genetic history of South Asia is still poorly understood, and very little indeed is known  about the formation of populations in the Himalaya regions. Here we discuss the genetics of some samples from Ladakh that have a calibrated C14 date of around 1500 years before present (BP). We present evidence that these samples are admixed between a population genetically similar to some North Indians who today identify as Brahmins and a population from Ancient Tibet. The admixture occurred around 50 generations before the date of our samples suggesting an admixture date around 850 BCE.
The genetic history of South Asia is still poorly understood, and very little indeed is known  about the formation of populations in the Himalaya regions. Here we discuss the genetics of some samples from Ladakh that have a calibrated C14 date of around 1500 years before present (BP). We present evidence that these samples are admixed between a population genetically similar to some North Indians who today identify as Brahmins and a population from Ancient Tibet. The admixture occurred around 50 generations before the date of our samples suggesting an admixture date around 850 BCE.
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS