Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas
Kirstin Milks, Frank Brown Cloud
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Book Review| January 01 2023 Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas. By Jennifer Raff. 2022. Grand Central Publishing. (ISBN 9781538749715). 368 pp. Hardcover. $30. Ebook and audiobook also available. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks science teacher Bloomington High School South, Bloomington, IN [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud Frank Brown Cloud public scholar [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (1): 57. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.1.57 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kirstin Milks, Frank Brown Cloud; Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas. The American Biology Teacher 1 January 2023; 85 (1): 57. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.1.57 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search In Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas, Jennifer Raff deftly explains the methodology and thought process of a genetic archaeologist. Along the way, we also learn contemporary theories about the first arrival of Homo sapiens on this continent. This land clearly preceded us: the Americas existed as a landmass distinct from Eurasia for millions of years, during which time the populations of many species waxed and waned. Because the Americas formed by splitting from Pangea, this land was never empty. During the most recent hundred thousand years—coinciding with the rise of Homo sapiens in Africa and the dispersal of some small groups from our ancestral homeland—the Americas were home to a variety of macrofauna, including mastodons, mammoths, and giant sloths. After the arrival of Homo sapiens—who came via a Siberian landmass the approximate size of Texas (with its own local ecosystem!) and likely lived in that liminal... You do not currently have access to this content.