# Maternal lineages traced to Europe, Siberia and South Asia were read as admixture.

> Maternal lineages traced to Europe, Siberia and South Asia were read as admixture.

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

Maternal lineages traced to Europe, Siberia and South Asia were read as admixture.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[They descended from an old, isolated local population of mainly Ancient North Eurasian ancestry.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/answers/ANS0D90E67Y4NEW/they-descended-from-an-old-isolated-local-population-of)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Maternal lineages traced to Europe, Siberia and South Asia were read as admixture. [Evidence EVD0D90E6ZC50BM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D90E6ZC50BM
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