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A New Human - The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia, Updated Paperback Edition (Hardcover) Loot Price: R5,704
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A New Human - The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia, Updated Paperback Edition...

A New Human - The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia, Updated Paperback Edition (Hardcover)

Mike Morwood, Penny Van Oosterzee

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In the most revolutionary archaeological find of the new century, an international team of archaeologists led by Mike Morwood discovered a new, diminutive species of human on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed theHobbit, this was no creation of Tolkien's fantasy. The three foot tall skeleton with a brain the size of a chimpanzee's was a tool-using, fire-making, cooperatively hunting person who inhabited Flores alongside modern humans as recently as 13,000 years ago. This book is Morwoods description of this monumental discovery and the intense study that has been undertaken to validate his view of its relationship to our species. He chronicles the bitter debates over Homo Floresiensis, the objections (some spiteful) of colleagues, the theft and damage of some of the specimens, and the endless battle against government and academic bureaucracies that hindered his research. This updated paperback edition contains an epilogue that reports on the most recent debates, findings, and analyses of this amazing discovery.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 2017
First published: 2009
Authors: Mike Morwood • Penny Van Oosterzee
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-40357-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
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LSN: 1-138-40357-1
Barcode: 9781138403574

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