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Origin : a genetic history of the Americas  Cover Image Book Book

Origin : a genetic history of the Americas / Jennifer Raff.

Raff, Jennifer, (author.).

Summary:

"From celebrated genetic anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story-and fascinating mystery-of how humans migrated to the Americas"-- Provided by publisher.
20,000 years ago, people crossed a great land bridge from Siberia into Western Alaska and then dispersed southward into what is now called the Americas. Until we venture out to other worlds, this remains the last time our species has populated an entirely new place, and this event has been a subject of deep fascination and controversy. No written records--and scant archaeological evidence--exist to tell us what happened or how it took place. Many different models have been proposed to explain how the Americas were peopled and what happened in the thousands of years that followed. A study of both past and present, ORIGIN explores how genetics is currently being used to construct narratives that profoundly impact Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It serves as a primer for anyone interested in how genetics has become entangled with identity in the way that society addresses the question "Who is indigenous?"

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538749715
  • ISBN: 1538749718
  • Physical Description: xxx, 328 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Twelve, Hachette Book Group, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-316) and index.
Subject: Population genetics.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Genetics.
Human genome > Methods.
Paleontology > Methods.
DNA, Fossil > Analysis.
Genetics, Population.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Potter-Tioga Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Green Free Library (Wellsboro).

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 576.5 RAF (Text) 92525252 GFWM Main Room Available -


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