Can genetics help us understand Indian social history?

Attempts have been made recently to determine the identity of the so-called "Aryans" as components of the Indian population by using DNA analysis. This is largely to ascertain whether they were indigenous to India or were foreign arrivals. Similar attempts have been made to trace the origi...

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Published in:	Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology Vol. 6; no. 11; p. a008599
Main Author:	Thapar, Romila
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 01-11-2014
Subjects:	Culture ESSAY European Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology European Continental Ancestry Group - history Hierarchy, Social - history History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, Ancient Human Migration - history Humans India - ethnology Language - history Social Identification India
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