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A review by drblockbooks
Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas by Jennifer Raff
5.0
If you are interested in the pre-Columbian period of the Americas and particularly how humans first arrived in the western hemisphere, read this book. If you are more generally interested in genetics and how genetics can be used to understand the past, read this book.
ORIGIN is scholarly, but written for a non-academic audience. Still, there are sections that may be difficult for someone to understand who does not have a background in genetics or archaeology. I know I had to re-read a few sections to understand them.
I give this book 5 stars because I found it utterly fascinating. Is it the best written science-explainer-type book I've ever read? No. But, it is certainly one of the most interesting. I've already recommended it to several of my friends and family.
ORIGIN is scholarly, but written for a non-academic audience. Still, there are sections that may be difficult for someone to understand who does not have a background in genetics or archaeology. I know I had to re-read a few sections to understand them.
I give this book 5 stars because I found it utterly fascinating. Is it the best written science-explainer-type book I've ever read? No. But, it is certainly one of the most interesting. I've already recommended it to several of my friends and family.