Who were our ancestors? From where did we originate?
If we came out of Africa, what factors governed our routes? And when?
Now finally this interactive map, created collaboratively with Professor Stephen Oppenheimer, based on his book 'Out of Eden' / 'The Real Eve', reveals an exciting journey of opportunity and survival, confirmed by genetic science and documented by ancient rock art, we look in depth at the Journey of Mankind and investigate how modern science has helped shed light on this monumental exodus.
In conjunction with the Journey of Mankind Genetic Map, the Bradshaw Foundation now presents the first in a series of iLecture films which explore the most important migration made by mankind. Together with Professor Stephen Oppenheimer we look in depth at the Journey of Mankind and investigate how modern science has helped shed light on this monumental exodus.
In this BBC documentary - 'The Incredible Human Journey', Dr Alice Roberts travels the globe to discover the incredible story of how humans left Africa to colonise the world. Professor Stephen Oppenheimer's meticulously researched classic 'Out of Eden' ['The Real Eve'], which created the synthesis of genetic science, archaeology, climatology and fossil study, that has been used extensively in the story structure of this 5-part BBC documentary series.
Genetic Map
The Bradshaw Foundation, in association with Stephen Oppenheimer, presents a virtual global journey of modern man over the last 160,000 years.
The map will show for the first time the interaction of migration and climate over this period. We are the descendants of a few small groups of tropical Africans who united in the face of adversity, not only to the point of survival but to the development of a sophisticated social interaction and culture expressed through many forms. Based on a synthesis of the mtDNA and Y chromosome evidence with archaeology, climatology and fossil study, Stephen Oppenheimer has tracked the routes and timing of migration, placing it in context with ancient rock art around the world.
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Professor Stephen Oppenheimer
Stephen Oppenheimer is a world-recognised expert in the synthesis of DNA studies with archaeological and other evidence to track ancient migrations. He is a member of Green College, Oxford University.
This new book challenges some of our longest held assumptions about the differences between Anglo-Saxons and Celts – perceived differences that have informed our collective sense of identity. Orthodox history has long taught that the Romans found a uniformly Celtic population throughout the British Isles, but that the peoples of the English heartland fell victim to genocide by the Anglo-Saxon hordes during the fifth and sixth centuries.
'A wonderful, very readable book, written by an expert: Stephen Oppenheimer explains how our genes hold clues to the origin of our species, and tell the story of how our ancestors colonised the world.'
Dr Alice Roberts, University of Bristol,
Author of "The Incredible Human Journey".'
Journey of Mankind - Documentary Film
