Source: China – South China Morning PostBronze Age mummies found buried in a barren desert in Xinjiang in western China were descended from an ancient Asian population, not newcomers to the region as previously suggested, according to a new study.An international team of researchers found that the Tarim Basin mummies were direct descendants of the Ancient North Eurasians, a once widespread population that had largely disappeared by the end of the last Ice Age.The genetic origins and ancestry of 4,000-year-old naturally mummified…Read More