Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:44am on 30 Aug 2025,Saturday Science
Researchers at Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, have digitally reconstructed the faces of two 2,500-year-old skulls excavated from Kondagai, a burial site near Keeladi. Using 3D scans and advanced reconstruction by Liverpool’s Face Lab, the study revealed features of Ancient Ancestral South Indians, with traces of Middle Eastern Eurasian and Austro-Asiatic ancestry—suggesting ancient migration and population mixing. Archaeologists believe Keeladi, dating to 580 BC, was a literate, urban civilisation engaged in trade, distinct from the Indus Valley. DNA extraction from burial urns is underway to trace ancestry and migration routes, igniting historical and political debates on India’s early urbanisation. (PC: BBC)
