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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Archaeologists finally crack origin mystery of Tibet’s ‘ghost ancestors’

Archaeologists have discovered that the ancestors of the Tibetan people, including a mysterious group known as the “ghost” population, came from China’s Yunnan province more than 7,100 years ago.

Researchers say the discovery helps solve an important mystery about how humans spread across East Asia.

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