The Journey of Man: A Genetic OdysseyAllen Lane, 2002 - 224 pages Around 60,000 years ago, a man walked the soil of Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did he come to be father to all of us - a real life Adam? To find out, Spencer Wells embarked on a unique voyage of discovery, travelling the world and deciphering the genetic codes of people from the Sahara Desert to Siberia. He reveals how our DNA enables us to work out where our ancestors lived, (and who they may have fought, loved and learned from); to re-trace their footsteps from Africa to the far corners of the earth ; to understand how we evolved into such a huge variety of sizes, shapes and races - and, ultimately, to create a family tree for the whole of humanity. |
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... widely accepted . The earliest Homo erectus fossils yet discovered date from around 1.8 million years ago , and they were found in east Africa ( the African variant of Homo erectus is sometimes given the name Homo E pluribus unum 37.
... widely accepted . The earliest Homo erectus fossils yet discovered date from around 1.8 million years ago , and they were found in east Africa ( the African variant of Homo erectus is sometimes given the name Homo E pluribus unum 37.
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A Genetic Odyssey Spencer Wells. variant of Homo erectus is sometimes given the name Homo ergaster ) . Recent discoveries in the medieval city of Dmanisi , in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia , show that they left Africa soon ...
A Genetic Odyssey Spencer Wells. variant of Homo erectus is sometimes given the name Homo ergaster ) . Recent discoveries in the medieval city of Dmanisi , in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia , show that they left Africa soon ...
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A Genetic Odyssey Spencer Wells. Homo erectus demise 38-9 , 120 discovery 35 , 37-8 in Java 75-6 leaving Africa 55 , 75 ' regional continuity ' model 119 Zhoukoudian , China 35 , 119-20 Homo ergaster see Homo erectus Homo sapiens ...
A Genetic Odyssey Spencer Wells. Homo erectus demise 38-9 , 120 discovery 35 , 37-8 in Java 75-6 leaving Africa 55 , 75 ' regional continuity ' model 119 Zhoukoudian , China 35 , 119-20 Homo ergaster see Homo erectus Homo sapiens ...
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