tailieunhanh - A walk in the Garden of Eden Genetic Trails into our African Past

This paper was originally presented as the first in the Sol Plaatjie Lecture Series on Africa, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education and the African Human Genome Initiative in November 2002. The author Himla Soodyall addresses the contribution towards the generation of knowledge concerning the evolutionary history of mankind made by genetic approaches to anthropological questions. She examines the use and relevance of genetic data as another ’tool’ in the reconstruction of our history. About the Author/sProfessor Himla Soodyall obtained a (Hons) degree at the University. | Free download from A Walk in the Garden of Eden Genetic Trails into our African Past Himla Soodyall Free download from Social Cohesion and Integration Research Programme Africa Human Genome Initiative Occasional Paper Series No. 2 Series Editor Prof Wilmot James Executive Director Social Cohesion and Integration Human Sciences Research Council HSRC Published by HSRC Publishers Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa .ac .za publishing Human Sciences Research Council 2003 First published 2003 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publishers. ISBN 0-7969-2021-4 Production by comPress Printed by Paarl Print Oosterland Street Paarl South Africa Distributed in South Africa by Blue Weaver Marketing and Distribution . Box 30370 Tokai Cape Town South Africa 7966. Tel Fax 021 701-7302 email booksales@ Preface Free download from The Human Sciences Research Council HSRC publishes a number of occasional paper series. These are designed to be quick convenient vehicles for making timely contributions to debates disseminating interim research findings or they may be finished publication-ready works. Authors invite comments and suggestions from readers. This paper was originally presented as the first in the Sol Plaatje Lecture Series on Africa jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Africa Human Genome Initiative at the Iziko South African Museum in November .