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Mapping Human History : Discovering the Past Through Our Genes by Steve, 1956- Olson is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mapping Human History : Discovering the Past Through Our Genes about?

<p>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. 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.</p> <p>Finalist for the 2002 National Book Award, Nonfiction. </p>

Who reads Mapping Human History : Discovering the Past Through Our Genes?

Author

Steve, 1956- Olson

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin; Mariner Books

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780618352104

Category

science

Subjects

Engineering, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.9 / 5 (795 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14