
Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past through Our Genes
Steve Olson
This work follows 150,000 years of human history, tracing the origins of modern humans and the migration of our ancestors throughout the world. Maps throughout.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Year
- 2003
- ISBN-13
- 9780747561743
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- Human geneticsHuman migrationEvolution
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2002)
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