Review
"Eight essays in this book address the topic of human origins. Three approaches are found among these essays: genetic diversity, the fossil record, and the evolution of language. Emphasis is placed on linguistics as a means to unravel the movement and evolution of Homo sapiens. However, the clearest and least speculative approaches outlined among the essays are in the area of genetic analysis; diversity as revealed in an analysis of mitochondrial DNA represents the most accurate (to date) means to provide both evidence of origins and migration patterns, as well as a time frame in which these events occurred. Several authors attempt to tie evolution of language to genetic data. . . . Sources of language information date back a 'mere' several thousand years, enough to provide some information on human migration but limited in the ability to compare with the Neanderthal period or earlier. Nevertheless, the evolution of language provides an interesting parallel with human evolution."--Choice
"Eight essays in this book address the topic of human origins. Three approaches are found among these essays: genetic diversity, the fossil record, and the evolution of language. Emphasis is placed on linguistics as a means to unravel the movement and evolution of Homo sapiens. However, the clearest
and least speculative approaches outlined among the essays are in the area of genetic analysis; diversity as revealed in an analysis of mitochondrial DNA represents the most accurate (to date) means to provide both evidence of origins and migration patterns, as well as a time frame in which these
events occurred. Several authors attempt to tie evolution of language to genetic data. . . . Sources of language information date back a 'mere' several thousand years, enough to provide some information on human migration but limited in the ability to compare with the Neanderthal period or earlier.
Nevertheless, the evolution of language provides an interesting parallel with human evolution."--Choice
"Eight essays in this book address the topic of human origins. Three approaches are found among these essays: genetic diversity, the fossil record, and the evolution of language. Emphasis is placed on linguistics as a means to unravel the movement and evolution of Homo sapiens. However, the clearest
and least speculative approaches outlined among the essays are in the area of genetic analysis; diversity as revealed in an analysis of mitochondrial DNA represents the most accurate (to date) means to provide both evidence of origins and migration patterns, as well as a time frame in which these
events occurred. Several authors attempt to tie evolution of language to genetic data. . . . Sources of language information date back a 'mere' several thousand years, enough to provide some information on human migration but limited in the ability to compare with the Neanderthal period or earlier.
Nevertheless, the evolution of language provides an interesting parallel with human evolution."--Choice
"Eight essays in this book address the topic of human origins. Three approaches are found among these essays: genetic diversity, the fossil record, and the evolution of language. Emphasis is placed on linguistics as a means to unravel the movement and evolution of Homo sapiens. However, the clearest
and least speculative approaches outlined among the essays are in the area of genetic analysis; diversity as revealed in an analysis of mitochondrial DNA represents the most accurate (to date) means to provide both evidence of origins and migration patterns, as well as a time frame in which these
events occurred. Several authors attempt to tie evolution of language to genetic data. . . . Sources of language information date back a 'mere' several thousand years, enough to provide some information on human migration but limited in the ability to compare with the Neanderthal period or earlier.
Nevertheless, the evolution of language provides an interesting parallel with human evolution."--Choice
About the Author
Dr. Bryan Sykes is based at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS. Tel. 01865 222404 Fax 01865 222498 Email bsykes@molbiol. ox.ac.uk
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