WhoWeAreandHowWeGotHere_AncientDNAandthe.epub

“Ancient DNA is rewriting human (and Neanderthal) history. The genomes of the long dead are turning up all sorts of unexpected and controversial findings. Who We Are and How We Got Here charts the myriad ways the study of ancient DNA is lobbing bombs into the halls of established wisdom.” —The Atlantic “A thrilling account of mapping humans through time and place. Genomics and statistics have drawn back the curtain on the sort of sex and power struggles you’d expect in Game of Thrones . We do need a non-loaded way to talk about genetic diversity and similarities in populations. This book goes some way to starting that conversation.” —Nature “In just five years, the study of ancient DNA has transformed our understanding of world prehistory. The geneticist David Reich, one of the pioneers in this field, here gives the brilliantly lucid first account of the resulting new view of human origins and of the later dispersals that went on to shape the modern world.” —Colin Renfrew, Disney Professor of Archeology Emeritus, University of Cambridge “Reich’s magisterial book gives a riveting account of human prehistory and history through the new lens ......