The Molecule Hunt: Archaeology and the Search for Ancient DNA

A revolution is underway in archaeology. Working at the cutting edge of genetic and molecular technologies, researchers have been probing the building blocks of ancient life — DNA, proteins, fats — to rewrite our understanding of the past. Their discoveries (including a Mitochondrial Eve, the woman from whom all modern humans descend) and analyses have helped revise the human genealogical tree and answer such questions as: How different are we from the Neanderthals? Who first domesticated horses and ancient grasses? What was life like for our ancestors? Here is science at its most engaging.

— The first comprehensive account of the major break-throughs in archaeology that for the last quarter century have changed our understanding of the human past.

— Conveys the excitement of pioneering research and makes science come alive.

— A fresh voice in popular science writing from a leader in the field.

• Author
• Martin Jones

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 279

• Publisher
• Arcade Publishing

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781559706117

• Genres
• science, archaeology, genetics, history

• Release date
• 2002