DNA from mysterious Asian mummies reveals their surprising ancestry
Researchers have debated where the Bronze Age group originated from
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This naturally mummified woman from a roughly 4,000-year-old cemetery in western China belonged to a genetically separate but culturally connected population, a study finds.
Wenying Li/Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology