Author: Steve Olson
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Publisher: Mariner Books
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0618352104
Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins
In a journey across four continents, acclaimed science writer Steve Olson traces the origins of modern humans and the migrations of our ancestors throughout the world over the past 150,000 years. Medical books Mapping Human History. Like Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, Mapping Human History is a groundbreaking synthesis of science and history. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including the latest genetic research, linguistic evidence, and archaeological findings, Olson reveals the surprising unity among modern humans and "demonstrates just how naive some of our ideas about our human ancestry have been" (Discover).Olson offers a genealogy of all humanity, explaining, for instance, why everyone can claim Julius Caesar and Confucius as forebears. Olson also provides startling new perspectives on the invention of agriculture, the peopling of the Americas, the origins of language, the history of the Jews, and more Medical books Mapping Human History By Olson, Steve. Houghton Mifflin 9780618352104 Mapping Human History By Olson, Steve Description A history of human existence as culled from the latest genetics research seeks to unveil some of the mysteries surrounding human origin, migration, and language development and discusses human differences and what those variations mean in todays world. Reprint. *Author: Olson, Steve *Subtitle: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins *Publication Date: 2003/04/01 *Number of Pages: 304 *Binding Type: Paperbound *Language
Like Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, Mapping Human History is a groundbreaking synthesis of science and history. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including the latest genetic research, linguistic evidence, and archaeological findings, Olson reveals the surprising unity among modern humans and "demonstrates just how naive some of our ideas about our human ancestry have been" (Discover).Olson offers a genealogy of all humanity, explaining, for instance, why everyone can claim Julius Caesar and Confucius as forebears. Olson also provides startling new perspectives on the invention of agriculture, the peopling of the Americas, the origins of language, the history of the Jews, and more. An engaging and lucid account, Mapping Human History will forever change how we think about ourselves and our relations with others.
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Houghton Mifflin 9780618352104 Mapping Human History By Olson, Steve Description A history of human existence as culled from the latest genetics research seeks to unveil some of the mysteries surrounding human origin, migration, and language development and discusses human differences and what those variations mean in todays world. Reprint. *Author: Olson, Steve *Subtitle: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins *Publication Date: 2003/04/01 *Number of Pages: 304 *Binding Type: Paperbound *Language
"Mapping Human History Discovering the Past Through Our Genes" by Steve Olson. Appears to be out of print (OOP). The author uses new understanding of genetics to reveal how the people of the world came to be. Traveling across four continents, Olson describes the African origins of modern humans and migration of our ancient ancestors around the world. Book Club Edition. Read once, in like new condition. Combined shipping available. Check out my other listings for more books, magazines, model kit
Mapping Human History
Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past through Our Genes : Paperback : Cengage Learning, Inc : 9780618352104 : 0618352104 : 30 May 2003 : A finalist for the National Book Award, this work follows 150000 years of human history, tracing the origins of modern humans and the migration of our ancestors throughout the world. Maps throughout.
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Like Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, Mapping Human History is a groundbreaking synthesis of science and history. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including the latest genetic research, linguistic evidence, and archaeological findings, Olson reveals the surprising unity among modern humans and "demonstrates just how naive some of our ideas about our human ancestry have been" (Discover).Olson offers a genealogy of all humanity, explaining, for instance, why everyone can claim Julius Caesar and Confucius as forebears. Olson also provides startling new perspectives on the invention of agriculture, the peopling of the Americas, the origins of language, the history of the Jews, and more. An engaging and lucid account, Mapping Human History will forever change how we think about ourselves and our relations with others.
