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Arcade Publishing (2002), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 272 pages
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A revolution is underway in archaeology. For the first time the molecular record of past life, emtombed for millennia in archaeological and geological material, has become widely accessible to science. Miraculous-seeming techniques now allow ancient remains to speak volumes about a past we thought lost.
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Journal Entry 12 by winggypsysmomwing from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Thursday, August 09, 2007
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I''m almost finished this book and I hope to get it in the mail before we leave town tonight.
This was a fascinating book for me. When I was a kid I read everything I
I especially found the chapter about food, especially wheat, interesting as I work in wheat research. My area of expertise is not molecular biology but I''m familiar with the techniques. DNA fingerprinting is used frequently to distinguish varieties.
I have come across three articles in newspapers during the week I''ve been reading this book that call into question some of the findings covered in this book. I''m including one "Europeans more Asian than African, researchers say" when I send this book on. I don''t know if I paid attention to these articles because I was reading this book or if there are just a lot of them now but obviously this is a hot topic. Thanks for sending it around bigcurlyoz. I''ve already recommended it to someone.
This book has not been rated.
I''m almost finished this book and I hope to get it in the mail before we leave town tonight.
This was a fascinating book for me. When I was a kid I read everything I
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could get my hands on about archaeology but sort of left it behind when I started working for a living. I did actually volunteer one summer at a dig at the Forks (where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet in Winnipeg) and, although I didn''t find anything too interesting, some other people did find artifacts.I especially found the chapter about food, especially wheat, interesting as I work in wheat research. My area of expertise is not molecular biology but I''m familiar with the techniques. DNA fingerprinting is used frequently to distinguish varieties.
I have come across three articles in newspapers during the week I''ve been reading this book that call into question some of the findings covered in this book. I''m including one "Europeans more Asian than African, researchers say" when I send this book on. I don''t know if I paid attention to these articles because I was reading this book or if there are just a lot of them now but obviously this is a hot topic. Thanks for sending it around bigcurlyoz. I''ve already recommended it to someone.
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272 p.
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1559706112 / 9781559706117