Ancestral Journeys The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings

ISBN: 9780500051788
Yazar: Jean Manco
Cilt tipi: Şömizli Sert Kapak

Genetics is blazing new pathways through 
the tangled jungle of the human past. Jean Manco 
is an admirable and reliable guide in this fascinating, 
yet constantly shifting, terrain’ – David Miles, former Chief Archaeologist, English Heritage
‘An ambitious and lucid full narrative account 
of the peopling of Europe from the perspectives 
of archaeology, language and genetics. In tackling 
so many areas of current controversy this will 
undoubtedly provide a base line for future debates 
on the origins of the Europeans’ – J. P. Mallory, author of 'The Origins of the Irish'
‘Useful for anyone interested in DNA research’ – BBC Who Do You Think You Are
Ideas about our European ancestors are being transformed through archaeology, linguistics and the new genetic revolution

Unprecedented in the scope of its research, this paradigm-shifting, highly readable book challenges our established ways of looking at Europe’s past and its people. It will be essential reading for the growing number of people who want to trace their ancestry through DNA and understand what the results mean.

English

2013

312 Pages

15,50 x 23,50 cm