Pinpointing the Geographic Origin of 165-Year-Old Human Skeletal Remains Found in Punjab, India: Evidence From Mitochondrial DNA and Stable Isotope Analysis

Pinpointing the Geographic Origin of 165-Year-Old Human Skeletal Remains Found in Punjab, India: Evidence From Mitochondrial DNA and Stable Isotope Analysis

In 2014, 157 years after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, several unidentified human skeletons were discovered in an abandoned well at Ajnala, Punjab. The most prevailing hypothesis suggested them as Indian soldiers who mutinied during the Indian uprising of 1857. However, there is an intense debate on the...

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Main Authors: J.S. Sehrawat, Shailesh Agrawal, Deeksha Sankhyan, Monika Singh, Sachin Kumar, Satya Prakash, Richa Rajpal, Gyaneshwer Chaubey, Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Niraj Rai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
ancient DNA
stable isotope
forensic
anthropology
mtDNA
human population genetics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.813934/full

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