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Before the Dawn

by Nicholas Wade · 2007

Nicholas Wade's account of recent human evolution, using genetics, archaeology, and linguistics to reconstruct deep human history.

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Nicholas Wade · Science writer and author

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Nicholas WadeScience writer and author

Science writer and author of Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors.

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James Watson Molecular biologist

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A masterful overview on how changes in our respective DNA lineages let us begin to understand how human beings have evolved from ancestral hunter-gatherer forebears into effective members of today's advanced human societies.

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Mentioned · Archived author-site endorsement · article Source archived 2013-01-03

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