Skeleton of Western man found in ancient Mongolian tomb

DNA from 2,000-year-old skeleton may put Indo-Europeans in East Asia

Dead men can indeed tell tales, but they speak in a whispered double helix.

HEADING EAST Excavations several years ago at an ancient cemetery in Mongolia uncovered a man’s skeleton, including this skull, that has yielded genetic evidence of Indo-Europeans reaching eastern Asia at least 2,000 years ago.