Mapping human history : unravelling the mystery of Adam and Eve /: unravelling the mystery of Adam and Eve. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steve Olson.
• Authors: Olson, Steve, 1956-
• Contents: Introduction : the human pageant -- I. Africa -- 1. The end of evolution : the African origins of modern humans -- 2. Individuals and groups : the divergence of modern humans -- 3. The African diaspora and the genetic unity of modern humans -- II. The Middle East -- 4. Encounters with the other : modern humans and Neandertals in the Middle East -- 5. Agriculture, civilization, and the emergence of ethnicity -- 6. God's people : a genetic history of the Jews -- III. Asia and Australia -- 7. The great migration : to Asia and beyond -- 8. Sprung from a common source : genes and languages -- IV. Europe -- 9. Who are the Europeans? -- 10. Immigration and the future of Europe -- V. The Americas -- 11. The settlement of the Americas -- 12. The burden of knowledge : Native Americans and the Human Genome Diversity Project -- VI. The World -- 13. The end of race : Hawaii and the mixing of peoples -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (292 pages), map
• Subjects: 599.9; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- General; Human population genetics; Physical anthropology and history; Human genetics -- Variation; Human beings -- Migrations; Human beings -- Migrations; Human genetics -- Variation; Human population genetics; Physical anthropology and history; Biology, life sciences; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408859605; 1408859602
• Related ISBNs: 9780747561743; 0747561745
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from READ title page (Overdrive, viewed February 4, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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