Little People and a Lost World An Anthropological Mystery |
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| Author:
| Goldenberg, Linda |
| Series title: | Discovery! Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8225-5983-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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In 2003 archaeologistsdigging in a cave on Flores Island in Indonesia made a fascinating discovery. They uncovered an extremely small humanlike skeleton. Research showed the skeleton wasn't that of a child. It was a grown woman who lived 18,000 years ago. Was this woman a very small human or a newly discovered ancestor of us all? the discovery of these little people amazed scientists all over the world--but caused bitter controversy among the researchers involved.
In 2003 archaeologistsdigging in a cave on Flores Island in Indonesia made a fascinating discovery. They uncovered an extremely small humanlike skeleton. Research showed the skeleton wasn't that of a child. It was a grown woman who lived 18,000 years ago. Was this woman a very small human or a newly discovered ancestor of us all? the discovery of these little people amazed scientists all over the world--but caused bitter controversy among the researchers involved.