About the book: 2004 / For many centuries, people have tried to solve the riddle of their origin: who are we, the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve? The famous American anthropologist Stephen Oppenheimer gives his sensational explanation of the origin and development of mankind. Based on the theory of mitochondrial DNA (a whole set of genes within a single cell), he reconstructed two family genetic trees: one of our fathers and the other of our mothers. Having superimposed this branched gene tree on a map of the world, he traced the path our distant ancestors took while inhabiting the unknown ancient world, leaving chains of genes. This new knowledge allows us to fill in the gaps and eliminate inaccuracies in the chronology of the development of our civilization. No researcher has ever been able to look this far.