The Journey of Man: A Genetic OdysseyRandom House Publishing Group, 2012 M10 31 - 240 pages Around 60,000 years ago, a man—genetically identical to us—lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up as the father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races? Examining the hidden secrets of human evolution in our genetic code, Spencer Wells reveals how developments in the revolutionary science of population genetics have made it possible to create a family tree for the whole of humanity. Replete with marvelous anecdotes and remarkable information, from the truth about the real Adam and Eve to the way differing racial types emerged, The Journey of Man is an enthralling, epic tour through the history and development of early humankind. |
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... 61 5 Leaps and Bounds 8' 6The Main Line 10° 7 Blood from a Stone 8The Importance of Culture “6 9Tne Final Big Bang "*4 Acknowledgements 197 Further Reading 199 Index 2.08 Maps Southern Asia 62. North-east Africa and the Middle East,
... 61 5 Leaps and Bounds 8' 6The Main Line 10° 7 Blood from a Stone 8The Importance of Culture “6 9Tne Final Big Bang "*4 Acknowledgements 197 Further Reading 199 Index 2.08 Maps Southern Asia 62. North-east Africa and the Middle East,
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... cultural beliefs. I would hope that this book might be a small step towards changing the field into what it really is—a collaborative effort between people around the world who are interested in their shared history. So, with that as an ...
... cultural beliefs. I would hope that this book might be a small step towards changing the field into what it really is—a collaborative effort between people around the world who are interested in their shared history. So, with that as an ...
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... cultures, shapes, sizes and colours we see when we look at people around the world. Why do we look so different from each other, and how did we come to inhabit such far-flung places? Herodotus, the fifth-century BC Greek historian ...
... cultures, shapes, sizes and colours we see when we look at people around the world. Why do we look so different from each other, and how did we come to inhabit such far-flung places? Herodotus, the fifth-century BC Greek historian ...
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... culture on an egalitarian political system. Although he may have been rather na'i've politically, he was ahead of ... cultures around the world? Where had the species The DWGI'SQ Ape 7.
... culture on an egalitarian political system. Although he may have been rather na'i've politically, he was ahead of ... cultures around the world? Where had the species The DWGI'SQ Ape 7.
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A Genetic Odyssey Spencer Wells. sizes and cultures around the world? Where had the species originated — and how had our ancestors journeyed to such remote parts as Capetown, Siberia and Tierra del Fuego? The answers to these questions ...
A Genetic Odyssey Spencer Wells. sizes and cultures around the world? Where had the species originated — and how had our ancestors journeyed to such remote parts as Capetown, Siberia and Tierra del Fuego? The answers to these questions ...
Contents
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4Coasting Away | 61 |
Leaps and Bounds 8 | 81 |
Blood from a Stone 8The Importance of Culture 6 | 184 |
Acknowledgements | 197 |
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