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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 19
... million years , with volcanoes , lakes , moun- tains and rivers coming and going at a brisk For this reason , the accumulated layers of millions of years soil , volcanic ash , lake sediments – are constantly being tossed about and ...
... million years ago . But according to the Berkeley mitochondrial data , Eve lived in Africa less than 200,000 years ago . How can we reconcile the two results ? It's all about timing Let's step back for a moment and consider the case ...
... million years ago migrating around the southern Indian Ocean , eventually bumping into the Eurasian landmass around 15 million years ago . It was at this time that the great apes began to disperse around the world as part of the first ...