The is an academic work edited by Peter Bellwood , an emeritus professor of archaeology. It provides a multidisciplinary overview of how humans populated the planet from the earliest hominin dispersals to the end of prehistory.
: A major focus of the book is Bellwood's hypothesis regarding how the spread of agriculture drove major language family dispersals (e.g., Indo-European, Austronesian). Multidisciplinary Approach : The text integrates data from: Archaeology : Fossil remains and tool sites.
This volume is an edited collection derived from the larger five-volume Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration . It is available as a single-volume edition through retailers such as: Amazon.com: The Global Prehistory of Human Migration
: Ancient DNA analysis to trace lineage and population movement.
: Comparative language studies to identify migration routes. Availability and Formats
