“All these travellers carried with them, and left behind, a great many things: not only objects – the ‘material culture’ beloved of archaeologists – but also ideas, attitudes and information. At the most intimate levels of interaction, they also left their genes, and their families acquired new ones.”

“All these travellers carried with them, and left behind, a great many things: not only objects – the ‘material culture’ beloved of archaeologists – but also ideas, attitudes and information. At the most intimate levels of interaction, they also left their genes, and their families acquired new ones.”

— Neil Price