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SRINAGAR: In a groundbreaking study published in Nature , scientists have, for the first time, extracted and decoded ancient DNA from human remains found in the Kashmir Valley, revealing a genetic story that stretches from the Neolithic to the Medieval period.

The study, which examined mitochondrial genomes, DNA passed down through the maternal line, from burials at Burzahom and nearby sites, paints a vivid picture of continuity, migration, and cultural exchange in one of South Asia’s most storied landscapes.

The team, led by geneticists including Kumarasamy Thangaraj and Niraj Rai, sequenced mitogenomes from four individuals belonging to three distinct time periods. One burial dated to around 2000 BCE, from

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