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Reflections of Our Past is an engaging and accessible work about the genetic history of humankind expressed without the confusing jargon so often found in the literature in this field. -Gerrell Drawhorn, CSU-Sacramento For anyone curious about the science behind the DNA ancestry tests whose commercials inundate our TVs, this book is a must read. -Justin Garcia, Millersville University of Pennsylvania [A] readable, relevant, accurate book by two top-notch, trustworthy researchers on an important and often misunderstood topic. -Sheela Athreya, Texas A&M

"""Reflections of Our Past is an engaging and accessible work about the genetic history of humankind expressed without the confusing jargon so often found in the literature in this field."" —Gerrell Drawhorn, CSU-Sacramento ""For anyone curious about the science behind the DNA ancestry tests whose commercials inundate our TVs, this book is a must read."" —Justin Garcia, Millersville University of Pennsylvania ""[A] readable, relevant, accurate book by two top-notch, trustworthy researchers on an important and often misunderstood topic."" —Sheela Athreya, Texas A&M"

Reflections of Our Past is an engaging and accessible work about the genetic history of humankind expressed without the confusing jargon so often found in the literature in this field. -Gerrell Drawhorn, CSU-Sacramento For anyone curious about the science behind the DNA ancestry tests whose commercials inundate our TVs, this book is a must read. -Justin Garcia, Millersville University of Pennsylvania [A] readable, relevant, accurate book by two top-notch, trustworthy researchers on an important and often misunderstood topic. -Sheela Athreya, Texas A&M

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John H. Relethford is Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Anthropology, SUNY College at Oneonta. He has published extensively on human population genetics, biological variation, and the origin of modern humans. Dr. Relethford has served as President of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, and as Chair of Section H (Anthropology) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Deborah A. Bolnick is Associate Professor of Anthropology, currently at the University of Texas at Austin but moving to the University of Connecticut in Fall 2018. She has served as President, Past-President, and Vice President of the American Association of Anthropological Genetics,and is a co-organizer of the Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING) program. Her research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of anthropology and genetics.

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