The Journey Of Man

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Penguin Group, 2003 - 240 pages
Around 60,000 Years Ago, A Man, Identical To Us In All Important Respects, Walked The Soil Of Africa. Every Man Alive Today Is Descended From Him. How Did He Come To Be Father To All Of Us A Real-Life Adam? What Happened To The Descendants Of Other 'Adams'? And Why Do We Come In Such A Huge Variety Of Sizes, Shapes, Types And Races If We All Share A Single Prehistoric Ancestor?

In This Fascinating Book Spencer Wells Shows How The Truth About Our Ancestors Is Hidden In Our Genetic Code, And Reveals How Developments In The Cutting-Edge Science Of Population Genetics Have Made It Possible Not Just To Discover Where Our Ancestors Lived (And Who They May Have Fought, Loved, Learned From And Influenced) But To Create A Family Tree For The Whole Of Humanity.

The Journey Of Man Is An Enthralling Epic Tour Through The History And Development Of Early Humankind Relying On Analysis Of Human Genetics To Provide Definitive Answers To Questions We Have Asked For Centuries. Questions Which, In An Age Obsessed By Our Biological Inheritance, Are More Compelling Than Ever.


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