In this well-crafted omnibus, the editors have assembled a series of studies which provide insight into the peopling Asia and Oceania that is as deep as it is fascinating. The cross-disciplinary correlation of both field and laboratory data make for reading that will be interesting for a wide variety of readers. As a professional molecular biologist and an armchair anthropologist, I found the level of scholasticism to be more than approachable and the selection of included works to be thoughtful and incisive.
