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2 - Genetic Landscape of Present-Day Hunter-Gatherer Groups

from Part I - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2020

By
Ellen Dröfn Gunnarsdóttir  and
Mark Stoneking
Edited by
Tom Güldemann ,
Patrick McConvell  and
Richard A. Rhodes
Tom Güldemann
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Patrick McConvell
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Richard A. Rhodes
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
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Summary

Hunter-gatherer groups have been comprehensively studied from a multidisciplinary perspective over the last few decades, particularly in an anthropological and linguistic context. More recently, molecular geneticists have contributed to the field, focusing on the genetic landscape of hunter-gatherer groups from evolutionary and historical standpoints, especially in comparison to agricultural groups. Hunter-gatherer groups have often been used as models of ancient lifestyles of modern humans, especially in classical anthropology.

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The Language of Hunter-Gatherers , pp. 49 - 66
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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