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The Origins of Native Americans: Evidence from Anthropological Genetics

By Michael H. Crawford

Book information

Year
1998
ISBN
0521592801, 9780521592802
LCC
E59.A5 C7313 1998
Open Library ID
OL662007M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12506943 bytes)
Pages
326\326
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Who are the Native Americans? When and how did they colonize the New World? What proportion of the biological variation in contemporary Amerindian populations was "made in America" and what was brought from Siberia? This book is a unique synthesis of the genetic, archaeological, and demographic evidence concerning the Native peoples of the Americas, using case studies from contemporary Amerindian and Siberian indigenous groups to unravel the mysteries. It culminates in an examination of the devastating collision between European and Native American cultures following Contact, and the legacy of increased incidence of chronic diseases that still accompanies the acculturation of Native peoples today.

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