Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Raff, Jennifer

Publication

• New York : Twelve, 2022.
• ©2022

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Details

Description

xxx, 328 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm

Summary

"From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story--and fascinating mystery--of how humans migrated to the Americas. ORIGIN is the story of who the first peoples in the Americas were, how and why they made the crossing, how they dispersed south, and how they lived based on a new and powerful kind of evidence: their complete genomes. ORIGIN provides an overview of these new histories throughout North and South America, and a glimpse into how the tools of genetics reveal details about human history and evolution. 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?'"--

Alternative Title

Genetic history of the Americas

Subjects

• Informational works
• Methods (Music)
• Population genetics
• DNA, Fossil > Analysis
• Paleontology > Methods
• Human genome > Methods
• Indians of North America > Genetics

Genre/Form

• Methods (Music)
• Informational works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 22-3816

ISBN

• 9781538749715
• 1538749718

LCCN

• 2021031909
• 40031020115

OCLC

1260169779

Author

Raff, Jennifer, author.

Title

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

Publisher

New York : Twelve, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Raff, Jennifer. Origin First. New York : Twelve, Hachette Book Group, 2022 9781538749708 (DLC) 2021031910

Other Standard Identifier

40031020115

Research Call Number

JFE 22-3816