Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
ISBN-10
0198821255
ISBN-13
9780198821250
Series
Who We Are and How We Got Here
Category
DNA
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
2018-03-27
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
David Reich

Description

David Reich describes how the revolution in the ability to sequence ancient DNA has changed our understanding of the deep human past. This book tells the emerging story of our often surprising ancestry - the extraordinary ancient migrations and mixtures of populations that have made us who we are.

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