# They descended from farmers of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex who came from the Central Asian…

> Disputed: They descended from farmers of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex who came from the Central Asian oases.

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Answer · Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)

# They descended from farmers of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex who came from the Central Asian…

They descended from farmers of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex who came from the Central Asian oases.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Tarim genomes carry Iranian-farmer-related ancestry typical of BMAC.

## What would rule it out

- No BMAC-related ancestry in the founders.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Ritual Ephedra and desert irrigation practices resemble BMAC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/evidence/EVD0D90E5GG73DF/ritual-ephedra-and-desert-irrigation-practices-resemble-bmac)

Speculative

FOR

[No BMAC-related ancestry detected.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/evidence/EVD0D90E58P4WTZ/no-bmac-related-ancestry-detected)

Established

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Where did the people buried in the earliest Tarim Basin cemeteries come from?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/questions/QST0D90E32C1HN0/where-did-the-people-buried-in-the-earliest-tarim-basin)

AnsweredNo answer ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). They descended from farmers of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex who came from the Central Asian… [Answer ANS0D90E50W64K1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D90E50W64K1
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