{"product_id":"first-migrants-revisited","title":"First Migrants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Our Restless Ancestors Shaped the Interconnected World We Live in Today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Migrants Revisited: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how human and hominin migrations over the past five million years shaped the world we inhabit today. Peter Bellwood synthesises insights from archaeology, palaeoanthropology, genetics, and linguistics to trace humanity’s earliest movements — from the first African expansions to the global spread of agriculture. The book reveals how migration redistributed the results of biological and cultural evolution, transforming societies and environments in every corner of the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together decades of scholarship, Bellwood challenges simplistic narratives of ancient migration as random events without cause or consequence, instead positioning it as a powerful mechanism the behind the formation and spread of new patterns in human biology and culture. Through rich interdisciplinary analysis, he shows how the permanent movements of populations created enduring patterns of genetic, linguistic, and cultural diversity that continue to define us. Covering the migrations of early hominins, \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e dispersals across continents, and the global diffusion of agriculture, the book provides a richly interdisciplinary account of humanity’s shared past, drawing clear connections between environmental change, demographic expansion, and the human impulse to explore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeepening our understanding of migration as one of the most enduring forces in human history, \u003ci\u003eFirst Migrants Revisited:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReinterprets migration as a dynamic process of redistribution of human biology, culture, and language  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights the enduring consequences of prehistoric migration for contemporary human societies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides new insights into the large-scale population movements that shaped the genetic, cultural, and linguistic diversity that still characterizes humanity today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures accessible summaries of the latest findings on early \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e dispersals and the global spread of agriculture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes comparative discussions of different hominin species and their adaptive strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Migrants Revisited: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective \u003c\/i\u003eis ideally suited for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses in archaeology, anthropology, human evolution, and historical linguistics, as well as for modules in global history, evolutionary biology, and population genetics within BA, BSc, and MA degree programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55722930209112,"sku":"9781394202416","price":40.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/first-migrants-revisited","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}