The First Americans: Race, Evolution and the Origin of Native Americans

The recent discoveries of 9000-12000 year old skeletal remains in the Americas have begun to change our understanding of who originally entered the Americas at the end of the last Ice Age. Discoveries such as Washington state's 'Kennewick Man', Brazil's 'Luzia', and Alaska's 'Prince of Wales Island Man' have challenged the archaeological and geological status quo. The First Americans explores these new discoveries by using racial classifications and micro-evolutionary techniques to better understand the complex relationships between the first Americans and living Native Indian groups.

Author: Joseph F. Powell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/06/2005
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.12w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780521530354

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2006 pg. 1866

About the Author
Powell, Joseph F.: - Joseph Powell is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. He has published extensively on the skeletal and dental remains of Paleoindian peoples, and was a lead scientist for the US Federal government investigation of the 'Kennewick Man' skeleton.

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