Τhe origin and evolution of mankind are highly attractive fields of
study for many scientists such as anthropologists, paleontologists,
archaeologists, theologians and geneticists. The subject has also long
fascinated the general public. For millennia ever since human beings
could reason, they have attempted to answer frequently repeated
questions, such as: What is my biological origin? Where do humans come
from? Who are my ancestors?
Modern genetics can partially answer these fundamental questions
because of recent DNA investigations on anatomically modern humans.
These investigations provide valuable evidence on the historic and
prehistoric past of mankind. This evidence is as reliable as
archaeological and paleontological findings because DNA is inherited,
essentially unchanged, from our ancestors to contemporary human
populations. Therefore, this book seeks to combine history,
archaeology, linguistics, anthropology, paleontology, and even
mythology, with the modern branch of molecular genetics to support or
challenge theories about the genetic origins of Greeks.
Emeritus Professor, Costas Triantaphyllidis
Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology
School of Biology
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
54124, University Campus
Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
Tel. +302310998309, FAX +302310998374