Roopkund Lake — The Mystery Lake
Roopkund is a glacial lake at 5,029 metres in Chamoli district — the 'Skeleton Lake' — where hundreds of ancient human skeletons were discovered in 1942. Carbon dating established them to be approximately 1,200 years old. A landmark 2019 DNA study revealed three distinct population groups — South Asians, Southeast Asians, and Mediterranean people — suggesting multiple...
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