Ancient genomes from Ladakh reveal 2800-year-old admixture between Tibetans and South Asians.

Patterson N, Mushrif-Tripathy V, Devers Q, Qiu L, Dolma S, Soos G, Mallick S, Rohland N, Reich D

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb3636
Published: 2026 Jul 24
Container: Science advances
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.aeb3636,
  title = {Ancient genomes from Ladakh reveal 2800-year-old admixture between Tibetans and South Asians.},
  author = {Patterson N and Mushrif-Tripathy V and Devers Q and Qiu L and Dolma S and Soos G and Mallick S and Rohland N and Reich D},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aeb3636},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeb3636}
}

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AU  - Soos G
AU  - Mallick S
AU  - Rohland N
AU  - Reich D
PY  - 2026
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DO  - 10.1126/sciadv.aeb3636
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N, P., V, M., Q, D., L, Q., S, D., G, S., S, M., N, R., & D, R. (2026). Ancient genomes from Ladakh reveal 2800-year-old admixture between Tibetans and South Asians.. Science advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeb3636

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