Anand Mallaya

Two fascinating history/archaeology books I’m reading now

1. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World -by David W. Anthony
2. Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the new science of the human past - by David Reich

#history #archaeology #genetics #linguistics

Dec 12, 2022 at 3:13pmWeb
Show threadLucus Levy KeppelDec 12, 2022
@anandmallaya Great recommendations! I'm going to add them to my list, too. 🙂
Show threadAnand MallayaDec 12, 2022
@Raveler1 they are well known books. It’s an investment.
Show threadBruce CochraneDec 12, 2022
@anandmallaya Reich's book is excellent. Although he's a bit self-centered in his approach, it does provide reasons to understand why Svante Paabo received the Nobel Price in medicine this year. #genetics
Show threadAnand MallayaDec 12, 2022
@bjcochrane yes! I literally had goosebumps reading about the Neanderthals.. It is not a scientific paper but a book and, consequentially, opinionated. So I typically read them with a pinch of salt. But the overall attempt is commendable.
Show threadBruce CochraneDec 12, 2022
@anandmallaya Good point. I read it shortly after I retired from teaching Genetics and Evolution. Were I still active, it is certainly a book I would use in undergraduate classes.
Show threadTheArchaeologistDec 12, 2022

@anandmallaya It's been a long time since I read Anthony's book. I should pick it back up again.

I saw there is an audiobook now! A little sad it's not David himself, but he probably would have diverted into a different lecture and the book would be twice as long.