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The Resource Ancestral journeys : the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings, Jean Manco

Ancestral journeys : the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings, Jean Manco

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Summary
Who are the Europeans? Where did they come from? In recent years scientific advances have yielded a mass of new data, turning accepted ideas upside down. In this highly readable account, Jean Manco skilfully weaves the multiple strands of the very latest genetic evidence with archaeology, history and linguistics to produce a startling new history of Europe. Her fast-paced narrative is illustrated with numerous specially commissioned maps and diagrams showing the movements of people, the spread of languages and DNA distributions, as well as photographs and drawings. Completely up to date and unprecedented in the scope, breadth and depth of its research, this paradigm-shifting book paints a spirited portrait of a restless people that challenges our established ways of looking at Europe's past and its people. It will be of great interest to the growing number of people who want to trace their ancestry through DNA and understand what the results mean
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
312 pages
Contents
  • Who are the Europeans?
  • Migration : principles and problems
  • The first Europeans
  • Mesolithic hunters and fishermen
  • The first farmers
  • Dairy farming
  • The Copper Age
  • The Indo-European family
  • Indo-Europeans and genetics
  • Beaker folk to Celts and Italics
  • Minoans and Mycenaeans
  • Iron Age traders and warriors
  • Etruscans and Romans
  • The great wandering
  • Enter the Slavs
  • Bulgars and Magyars
  • Vikings
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9780500051788
Instance
Label
Ancestral journeys : the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings
Title
Ancestral journeys
Title remainder
the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings
Statement of responsibility
Jean Manco
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Who are the Europeans? Where did they come from? In recent years scientific advances have yielded a mass of new data, turning accepted ideas upside down. In this highly readable account, Jean Manco skilfully weaves the multiple strands of the very latest genetic evidence with archaeology, history and linguistics to produce a startling new history of Europe. Her fast-paced narrative is illustrated with numerous specially commissioned maps and diagrams showing the movements of people, the spread of languages and DNA distributions, as well as photographs and drawings. Completely up to date and unprecedented in the scope, breadth and depth of its research, this paradigm-shifting book paints a spirited portrait of a restless people that challenges our established ways of looking at Europe's past and its people. It will be of great interest to the growing number of people who want to trace their ancestry through DNA and understand what the results mean
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UKMGB
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Manco, Jean
Dewey number
940.04
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Prehistoric peoples
  • Human beings
  • Europeans
  • Europeans
  • Ethnology
  • Antiquities, Prehistoric
  • Europe
  • Europe
  • Europe
Label
Ancestral journeys : the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings, Jean Manco
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-306) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Who are the Europeans? -- Migration : principles and problems -- The first Europeans -- Mesolithic hunters and fishermen -- The first farmers -- Dairy farming -- The Copper Age -- The Indo-European family -- Indo-Europeans and genetics -- Beaker folk to Celts and Italics -- Minoans and Mycenaeans -- Iron Age traders and warriors -- Etruscans and Romans -- The great wandering -- Enter the Slavs -- Bulgars and Magyars -- Vikings -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn851825500
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
312 pages
Isbn
9780500051788
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), color maps
System control number
(OCoLC)851825500
Label
Ancestral journeys : the peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings, Jean Manco
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-306) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Who are the Europeans? -- Migration : principles and problems -- The first Europeans -- Mesolithic hunters and fishermen -- The first farmers -- Dairy farming -- The Copper Age -- The Indo-European family -- Indo-Europeans and genetics -- Beaker folk to Celts and Italics -- Minoans and Mycenaeans -- Iron Age traders and warriors -- Etruscans and Romans -- The great wandering -- Enter the Slavs -- Bulgars and Magyars -- Vikings -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn851825500
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
312 pages
Isbn
9780500051788
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), color maps
System control number
(OCoLC)851825500

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