The Seven Daughters of Eve Author:Bryan Sykes The national bestseller that reveals how we are descended from seven prehistoric women. One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being summoned in 1997 to an archaeological site to... more » examine the remains of a five-thousand-year-old man, Bryan Sykes ultimately was able to prove not only that the man was a European but also that he has living relatives in England today. In this lucid, absorbing account, Sykes reveals how the identification of a particular strand of DNA that passes unbroken through the maternal line allows scientists to trace our genetic makeup all the way back to prehistoric times, to seven primeval women, the Seven Daughters of Eve.« less
I am having a tough time with the premise of this book. If the reader accepts the premise, then maybe you can absorb his constructs. I have had a very hard time even just getting thru the premises. Maybe I am reading it all wrong, but I cannot buy his conclusions.
Good book, especially at the beginning. The author writes with a certainty that belies his background in public media. I get the impression he has pissed off a lot of his fellow scientists. Egads, the information in this book is over a decade old.