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Speaker: Dr. Niraj Rai Location: Zoom

Reconstructing the peopling of old-world South Asia: from modern to ancient genomes

Sapiens in South Asia: Multi-faceted story of peopling in the Indian continent

Date: Jan 25, 2023
Time: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Speaker: Dr. Niraj Rai
Scientist & Group Head, Ancient DNA Lab at BSIP, Lucknow
Location: Zoom
Host: Department of Archaeology
Contact: gjha@shh.mpg.de

Dr. Niraj Rai will discuss the complex population structure of the Indian Sub-continent and future research directions to understand the deep ancestry components of South Asians at the Eurasian and global scales, patterns of admixture and migrations derived from studying ancient and modern genomes. [more]