DNA for archaeologists /
Calling themselves molecular anthropologists, Matisoo-Smith (biological anthropology) and Horsburgh (anatomy, both U. of Otago, New Zealand) explain the increasing role that DNA is playing in archaeology. They discuss DNA basics, ancient DNA, ethics of molecular anthropological research, hominin ori...
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| Language: | English |
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Walnut Creek, Calif. :
Left Coast Press,
[2012]
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| Summary: | Calling themselves molecular anthropologists, Matisoo-Smith (biological anthropology) and Horsburgh (anatomy, both U. of Otago, New Zealand) explain the increasing role that DNA is playing in archaeology. They discuss DNA basics, ancient DNA, ethics of molecular anthropological research, hominin origins and relationships, populations origins and dispersals, human impacts, and individualization and other applications of ancient DNA. Among the human impacts are extinction, domestication, and utilization of plants and animals. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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| Physical Description: | 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Also exists in an electronic version. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-222) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781598746808 1598746804 9781598746815 1598746812 9781598746822 1598746820 9781611324822 1611324823 |