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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... journey , and his lack of official status as such 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 ...
... journeys followed by early humans . It is literally a ' journey of man ' , but it is the best tool we have for inferring the details of the trip . It is obviously important to examine the female lineage to see if it follows the same ...
... journeys across the landscape , providing a genealogical link back to the earliest days of human existence . Like many indigenous peoples around the world , the Abor- igines believe that they have always lived in their ... Journey of Man.