The Molecule Hunt: Archaeology and the Search for Ancient Dna

New York: Arcade Publishin, 2001. First ed., first printing (full number line). Quarto in illus orange jacket; viii, 279 pages; 25 cm Fine in fine jacket. As new. Jacket now in archival mylar sleeve. . Hardcover. ISBN: 9781559706117

"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."--Cover. / Contents: A different kind of past -- The quest for ancient DNA -- Our curious cousins -- Final traces of life -- Gaining control -- Ending the chase -- Great journeys -- Beyond DNA -- Friends and relations -- Enemies within -- The hunt goes on. Genetics. 'Heritage genes'.