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The Journey of Man

A Genetic Odyssey

By Spencer Wells

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| Paperback | 9780812971460

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Around 60,000 years ago, a man—genetically identical to us—lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up as the father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans shaContinue

Around 60,000 years ago, a man—genetically identical to us—lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up as the father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races?

Examining the hidden secrets of human evolution in our genetic code, Spencer Wells reveals how developments in the revolutionary science of population genetics have made it possible to create a family tree for the whole of humanity. Replete with marvelous anecdotes and remarkable information, from the truth about the real Adam and Eve to the way differing racial types emerged, The Journey of Man is an enthralling, epic tour through the history and development of early humankind.

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  • Our African ancestry

    The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey by Spencer Wells 240pp, Allen Lane, £20 If you wanted to find out about human pre-history, where would you look for artefacts? The obvious answer - in the soil - will pop into the head of anyone who has watched T ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 240 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0812971469
  • ISBN-13: 9780812971460
  • Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
  • Pub date: Feb 17, 2004
  • Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
  • In other languages: other languages 简体书
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