In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors details, through archaeological analysis, the dispersal of our species, Homo sapiens, out of Africa and into Asia and Oceania.
Peter Hiscock researches evolutionary processes operating in human social and economic life.
Glenn Summerhayes has worked on the archaeology of Papua New Guinea for the past 40 years. Since 2005 he has been Professor of Anthropology at Otago University.
Takeshi Ueki is a Professor Emeritus at Kyoritsu Women' s University System. He specializes in the Upper Palaeolithic Period of the Japanese Archipelago, and is Chairperson of the Japan Association for Archaeoinformatics.