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Between Ape and Human - An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid (Hardcover) Loot Price: R446
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Between Ape and Human - An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid (Hardcover): Gregory Forth

Between Ape and Human - An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid (Hardcover)

Gregory Forth

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A remarkable investigation into the hominoids of Flores Island, their place on the evolutionary spectrum-and whether or not they still survive. While doing fieldwork on the remote Indonesian island of Flores, anthropologist Gregory Forth came across people talking about half-apelike, half-humanlike creatures that once lived in a cave on the slopes of a nearby volcano. Over the years he continued to record what locals had to say about these mystery hominoids while searching for ways to explain them as imaginary symbols of the wild or other cultural representations. Then along came the 'hobbit'. In 2003, several skeletons of a small-statured early human species alongside stone tools and animal remains were excavated in a cave in western Flores. Named Homo floresiensis, this ancient hominin was initially believed to have lived until as recently as 12,000 years ago-possibly overlapping with the appearance of Homo sapiens on Flores. In view of this timing and the striking resemblance of floresiensis to the mystery creatures described by the islanders, Forth began to think about the creatures as possibly reflecting a real species, either now extinct but retained in 'cultural memory' or even still surviving. He began to investigate reports from the Lio region of the island where locals described 'ape-men' as still living. Dozens claimed to have even seen them. In Between Ape and Human, we follow Forth on the trail of this mystery hominoid, and the space they occupy in islanders' culture as both natural creatures and as supernatural beings. In a narrative filled with adventure, Lio culture and language, zoology and natural history, Forth comes to a startling and controversial conclusion. Unique, important, and thought-provoking, this book will appeal to anyone interested in human evolution, the survival of species (including our own) and how humans might relate to 'not-quite-human' animals. Between Ape and Human is essential reading for all those interested in cryptozoology, and it is the only firsthand investigation by a leading anthropologist into the possible survival of a primitive species of human into recent times-and its coexistence with modern humans.

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Imprint: Pegasusbooks
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2022
Authors: Gregory Forth
Dimensions: 236 x 162 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-1-63936-143-4
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution
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LSN: 1-63936-143-X
Barcode: 9781639361434

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