Introduction

Part I. The deep history of our species. How the genome explains who we are ; Encounters with Neanderthals ; Ancient DNA opens the floodgates

Part II. How we got to where we are today. Humanity's ghosts ; The making of modern Europe ; The collision that formed India ; In search of Native American ancestors ; The genomic origins of East Asians ; Rejoining Africa to the human story

Part III. The disruptive genome. The genomics of inequality ; The genomics of race and identity ; The future of ancient DNA.