The Journey of Man: A Genetic OdysseyPenguin Adult, 2003 M05 29 - 288 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? 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 influence) but to create a family tree for the whole of humanity. |
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... Indo - European , although its complicated history has left it with many words borrowed from French . Clearly , this is a widespread and diverse collection of languages . - - Today the hypothesis that Jones advanced that all of the Indo ...
... Indo - European homeland should be identi- fied with a culture originating north of the Black Sea that had distinctive ' corded ' pottery - marks that resembled impressions left by cord or twine . The theory was revived by archaeologist ...
... Indo - European , but another language entirely ? The Basques , who live in north - eastern Spain , speak a language ... Indo - European source for many place names ) . Place names in southern France similarly suggest that Basque was ...