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A glacial lake in the Indian Himalayas holds hundreds of human skeletons — and a 2019 DNA study revealed something no one expected. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine six theories for Roopkund's dead, from divine wrath to a catastrophic hailstorm, and dig into what the DNA evidence actually shows about who these people were and when they died. Learn more: https://mysterious.fm/418 Become a Patron: https://GiveMysterious.fm Further Resources: • Wikipedia article on Roopkund: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roopkund • Grokipedia: Roopkund: https://grokipedia.com/page/Roopkund • “Ancient DNA from the skeletons of Roopkund Lake reveals Mediterranean migrants in India” (Harney et al., Nature Communications, August 2019): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11357-9 • BBC: “The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’”: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20191001-the-mystery-of-indias-lake-of-skeletons • National Geographic: “DNA study deepens mystery of lake full of skeletons”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/dna-study-deepens-mystery-lake-skeletons-roopkund • Max Planck Institute: “Biomolecular analyses of Roopkund skeletons show Mediterranean migrants in Indian Himalayas”: https://www.shh.mpg.de/1438702/roopkund-lake-nayak • The New Yorker: “The Skeletons at the Lake” (Douglas Preston): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/14/the-skeletons-at-the-lake • Pew Research on Indian beliefs about God: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/06/29/beliefs-about-god-in-india/ Vatican II document Nostra Aetate: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html Chapter Markers: - 0:00 - MYS418 - 0:12 - Intro - 2:26 - Roopkund - 5:39 - Cultural Significance: Nanda Devi - 9:00 - Discovery of the Skeletons - 12:09 - The Wrath of Nanda Devi - 15:33 - 1940s British rediscovery - 16:38 - Skeleton Lake today - 18:57 - Thank you to Patrons - 19:28 - Sponsor: The Secret of the Goldfish - 20:22 - Sponsor: The Grady Group - 20:39 - Theories - 21:34 - Reason Perspective: Divine wrath? - 23:02 - Japanese soldiers? - 25:35 - Ancient army? - 28:30 - Epidemic? - 32:02 - Catastrophic hailstorm? - 36:40 - 2019 DNA study - 41:29 - Multi-event theory - 44:28 - Weaknesses and open questions - 47:39 - Oral tradition and mythic memory - 49:07 - Faith Perspective - 59:13 - Bottom Line - 1:00:37 - Further Resources - 1:01:22 - Mysterious Feedback: #407 The Library of Alexandria - 1:05:47 - Your mysterious feedback - 1:06:28 - Thank you to Oasis Studio 7 - 1:06:34 - Jimmy's YouTube channel - 1:07:01 - Next Time: Zombie Marriage, Holy Roman Emperors, Jesus's DNA, and More Weird Questions - 1:08:00 - Get your Mysterious merch - 1:08:16 - Show notes - 1:08:23 - Become a Patron - 1:08:31 - Sponsor: Rosary Army and School of Mary - 1:08:54 - Sponsor: The Lord Is A Warrior - 1:09:42 - Outro #JimmyAkin #MysteriesWorld #Roopkund #SkeletonLake #Himalayas #Mystery #Archaeology #CatholicPodcast