The Journey of Man: A Genetic OdysseyPenguin Adult, 2003 M05 29 - 224 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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... allowed him enormous leeway in pursuing his own studies . His journal from the five - year journey , The Voyage of the Beagle , is a classic of nineteenth - century travel literature . During the trip , Darwin made several major ...
... allowed them to sew together animal skins into clothing that provided warmth at temperatures not unlike those on the moon , but still allowed the mobility necessary to hunt game such as reindeer and mammoth successfully . They had to ...
... allowed modern humans to disperse well to the west , into Europe proper , as well as to the east into Korea and China . During this period , the steppe zone extended well into present - day Germany , and may have reached France . We ...