PM Modi tweeted in Santali on Hul Diwas, honouring the Santhal community. Here’s what to know about the language and its ...

However, the presence of these Austroasiatic-related populations in central Yunnan predates agricultural practices. This study may provide insights into the origins of Austroasiatic populations. It ...

Scientists sequenced the genomes of 2,762 individuals across India, revealing the country’s unique ancestral makeup and a ...

The scientists that discovered the remains in China believe the DNA can play a big part in unlocking the history of Tibet.

Between 600 and 100 BCE, South Asia was characterised by considerable linguistic diversity and evidence suggests that it was shaped by the coexistence of major language families: Indo-Aryan (including ...

They show a close genetic relationship to modern Austroasiatic populations in northeastern India, southern China and Southeast Asia. Combining archaeological, ...

The researchers identified a second lineage from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, probably introduced by Southeast Asian migrants, aligning with the migration of the Austroasiatic population 5,000 ...

Ancient DNA—from the bones of an individual found at an archaeological site in southern China—reveals the presence of a “ghost lineage” connected to the peoples of Tibet. This ghost ...

Austroasiatic Ancestry and Early Populations in Yunnan. The study also sheds light on the ancestry of Austroasiatic-speaking peoples, such as speakers of Vietnamese, Khmer, and Mon.