# They descended from an old, isolated local population of mainly Ancient North Eurasian ancestry.

> Most likely: They descended from an old, isolated local population of mainly Ancient North Eurasian ancestry.

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Answer · Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)

# They descended from an old, isolated local population of mainly Ancient North Eurasian ancestry.

They descended from an old, isolated local population of mainly Ancient North Eurasian ancestry.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The founders form one genetic cluster that a local ANE-plus-Baikal model fits without migrant sources.
- The lineage separated from its relatives long before the Bronze Age.

## What would rule it out

- Earlier or contemporary Tarim genomes showing substantial migrant ancestry.

## Evidence 2 for · 1 against

[All 13 individuals from Gumugou, Xiaohe and Beifang fit about 72% ANE and 28% Baikal_EBA ancestry.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/evidence/EVD0D90E6FR40D5/all-13-individuals-from-gumugou-xiaohe-and-beifang-fit-about)

Established

FOR

[The Tarim lineage is estimated to have separated about 9,000 years ago.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/evidence/EVD0D90E6QJ1CWM/the-tarim-lineage-is-estimated-to-have-separated-about-9-000)

Supported

FOR

[Maternal lineages traced to Europe, Siberia and South Asia were read as admixture.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/evidence/EVD0D90E6ZC50BM/maternal-lineages-traced-to-europe-siberia-and-south-asia)

Suggestive

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)

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