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Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past, by David Reich

Highly recommended. Turns ancient history on its head. Absolutely fascinating.

Big Al adds:

He does an interesting quick summary of current paleogenetics:

Your ancestors aren't who you think they are | David Reich

Over the last 15 years, data on ancient DNA has upended the old story of human history. In this full-length interview, geneticist David Reich explains how new findings have challenged the family tree model of ancestry and revealed a past shaped by migration, interbreeding, disappearance, and constant change.

From Neanderthals and Denisovans to the myths of purity that still shape modern identity, Reich shows how the last decade of research has rewritten what we thought we knew about human origins. The result is a much stranger, more dynamic picture of the human story, one that forces us to rethink ancestry, evolution, and the deep history of who we are.

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