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Cavalli-Sforza wrote a book called Genes, Peoples and Languages, which details the genetic and linguistic tracks of the human diaspora out of Africa, and this book by Oppenheimer covers the same territory with a few differences, although to my layman's mind not radical differences, from CSf's conclusions, and offers a valuable second opinion on this field. Humans left Africa around 80K years ago in only one episode according to Oppenheimer, and all modern non-Africans are descended from that migration, including the Australians. An earlier exodus went extinct.
There is a great deal of detail on the dispersion tracks of genetic mutations in Y-chromosomes and mt-DNA, and it's a very good read if you can stand the technical detail.

This book is the second in what amounts to a trilogy on this subject, together with Eden in the East and Origin of the British by the same author. He says that we have no Neanderthal genes; that Gimbutas's theory of Indo-European origins is likely incorrect; that the Celts were from the Spanish glacial refuge, and many other interesting ideas about details of human history and migrations. Worth the read if you are interested in this stuff. This is a field which has changed quite a bit in recent years with the analysis of genetic evidence which is now possible, and much earlier opinion has become obsolete.


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Out of Eden Stephen Oppenheimer Books Reviews

I'd better say straight away that I am convinced the "Out-of-Africa" concept for peopling the world has validity. Therefore, I found this account, written for the layman, of which I am one, to be easily read, plausible & properly resourced. I can recommend this book to curious first-time readers about The Journey of Man. Seamlessly cobbles together genetics,paleontology and paleoanthropology to make a well-reasoned argument.
My advice is don't read this on an e-reader - it's too awkward to read footnotes or study diagrams. Underline key passages that speak to the thesis. Read the epilogue first. I learned a lot from this book, but I missed more than I learned, being overwhelmed by the supporting details.
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I purchased this for wife. She spoke highly of the subject matter and and the author's presentation. She was happy so I am happy.
Very informative and insightful. It could use a post-script to include some of the recent paleoanthropolicical discoveries, but it is well worth the read. It is highly recommended.
Somewhat dated now on the latest genomic data, linguistic decomposition and archaeological site discoveries but still builds a good case for the "Out of Africa Theory" and is a good context in the development of that viewpoint.
As I write this review "Out of Eden" is going on 10 years old. With the accelerating speed of knowledge growth today that makes it almost ancient but I knew that when I bought the book. I was looking for something that went through the thought process and how Oppenheimer wove together all of the bits and pieces of information from different disciplines. I was not disappointed. It was very easy to read and he did an excellent job of making some very complex concepts understandable. Oppenheimer is also very upfront about this being a work in progress and that what he uncovers is merely the thinking at the time. My favorite piece in the book is in the first part of Chapter 7 The Peopling of the Americas, where he talks about the discord in the scientific community that keeps new approaches to looking at data from getting an objective look and keeping the understanding of the field from moving forward. Having been in the biological sciences for my whole career, I can relate to the turf battles he describes and the positions different research groups have taken and feel they need to defend. I look forward to future reading on the topic but I feel as though "Out of Eden" did a great job of bringing me up-to-speed.
Cavalli-Sforza wrote a book called Genes, Peoples and Languages, which details the genetic and linguistic tracks of the human diaspora out of Africa, and this book by Oppenheimer covers the same territory with a few differences, although to my layman's mind not radical differences, from CSf's conclusions, and offers a valuable second opinion on this field. Humans left Africa around 80K years ago in only one episode according to Oppenheimer, and all modern non-Africans are descended from that migration, including the Australians. An earlier exodus went extinct.
There is a great deal of detail on the dispersion tracks of genetic mutations in Y-chromosomes and mt-DNA, and it's a very good read if you can stand the technical detail.

This book is the second in what amounts to a trilogy on this subject, together with Eden in the East and Origin of the British by the same author. He says that we have no Neanderthal genes; that Gimbutas's theory of Indo-European origins is likely incorrect; that the Celts were from the Spanish glacial refuge, and many other interesting ideas about details of human history and migrations. Worth the read if you are interested in this stuff. This is a field which has changed quite a bit in recent years with the analysis of genetic evidence which is now possible, and much earlier opinion has become obsolete.