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The molecule hunt : archaeology and the search for ancient DNA / by Martin Jones.

By: Jones, Martin, 1951-Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Allen Lane/The Penguin Press, c2001. Description: viii, 279 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 0713994231Other title: Archaeology and the search for ancient DNASubject(s): Paleobiology | Human skeleton -- Analysis | Human remains (Archaeology) | DNA, Fossil | Archaeology and history | Archaeology | DNA | Polymerase Chain Reaction | Paleontology | Fossils | SkeletonLOC classification: QP624 | .J66 2001
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1 a different kind of past i -- 2 the quest for ancient DNA I -- 3 our curious cousins 39 -- 4 final traces of life 65 -- 5 gaining control 79 -- 6 ending the chase o09 -- 7 great journeys 131 -- 8 beyond DNA 164 -- 9 friends and relations I95 -- 10 enemies within 217 -- 11 the hunt goes on 234.
Review: "A revolution is underway in archaeology. For the first time the molecular record of past life, entombed for millennia in archaeological and geological material, has become widely accessible to science. Miraculous-seeming techniques now allow ancient remains to speak volumes about a past we thought lost." "For twenty-five years, Martin Jones's work has involved shifting the emphasis within archaeology from inert material objects to fragments of the living, breathing past. The Molecule Hunt uses Jones's perspective at the forefront of bio-archaeology to show how pioneering science is rewriting human history."--BOOK JACKET.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 38 - Main Room 		G2c JONES 23270 Not for loan BOOKS*00000002722

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-262) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 a different kind of past i -- 2 the quest for ancient DNA I -- 3 our curious cousins 39 -- 4 final traces of life 65 -- 5 gaining control 79 -- 6 ending the chase o09 -- 7 great journeys 131 -- 8 beyond DNA 164 -- 9 friends and relations I95 -- 10 enemies within 217 -- 11 the hunt goes on 234.

"A revolution is underway in archaeology. For the first time the molecular record of past life, entombed for millennia in archaeological and geological material, has become widely accessible to science. Miraculous-seeming techniques now allow ancient remains to speak volumes about a past we thought lost." "For twenty-five years, Martin Jones's work has involved shifting the emphasis within archaeology from inert material objects to fragments of the living, breathing past. The Molecule Hunt uses Jones's perspective at the forefront of bio-archaeology to show how pioneering science is rewriting human history."--BOOK JACKET.