Putovanie našich génov: Svoju minulosť máme zapísanú v kostiach (slovensky) – Krause Johanne (2022)

Where do we come from? Who are we? How do we differ from others? Humanity has been seeking answers to these questions since ancient times, and today, thanks to scientific progress, we have them within reach. Johannes Krause, a professor of archaeology and director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, along with journalist Thomas Trapp, explores our origins back to prehistoric times in their book Journey of Our Genes: The Story of Modern Human Ancestors, captivatingly narrating how we became Europeans. Krause is a pioneer of revolutionary archeogenetics, a science enhanced by DNA sequencing technology that has allowed scientists to uncover a new version of human history stretching back over 100,000 years. In the book, you will learn about innovative craftsmen who carved figurines from bird bones over 40,000 years ago, about our ancestors from the Varna culture who buried their loved ones with gold long before the Egyptian pharaohs, and also about the big game hunters who were the most successful early settlers of Europe until they perished in the Ice Age. This enlightening retelling of the human epic proves that immigration and genetic mixing have always defined our species, while also confirming that who we are is a question...