Investigation of DNA Consultants' Rare Genes from History and autosomal haplotype tests suggests Southern China and Southeast Asia were the home of an archaic matriarchal, maritime high culture that diffused across the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans with Austronesian culture and the drowning of the continent of Sundaland. Often archeologically invisible, the genetic origins and belief and value systems of this "mother culture" are critical to understanding many prehistoric migrations, including the peopling of the Americas. With more than 100 maps and illustrations, many by Richard L. Thornton, architect. Foreword by Jane Mellin. With bibliography and index.