Evidence of intermingling of diverse populations from "summary" of Early Indians by Tony Joseph
The genetic evidence, as discussed in the book, clearly indicates a significant amount of intermingling between different populations over the millennia. The DNA of ancient individuals from the subcontinent shows a mixture of ancestry from various sources, such as the early hunter-gatherers, the first farmers from West Asia, and the Steppe pastoralists. This intermingling likely occurred through a series of migrations, interactions, and cultural exchanges that took place in the past. The genetic data reveals that the Harappans, the people of the Indus Valley Civilization, were themselves a mix of different groups. They were descended from a population related ...
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