How much do you know about your great-great-grandfather? What about relatives from the Paleolithic? Using genetic tests and archaeological data, Swedish journalist Karin Beuys traced her genealogy back 54,000 years and learned many surprising facts about her distant ancestors and herself. For example, how the discovery of America influenced the DNA of many Icelanders, why the popular paleo diet is based on misconceptions, and what common beliefs about “Aryans” are not true. My Prehistoric Family is a scientifically verified yet personal look at our extended human family and its history.