Little Species, Big Mystery: The Story of Homo Floresiensis by Debbie Argue (Eng

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A thrilling tale of discovery and the history of Homo floresiensis.There is only one kind of human on earth today- us. But we are only one of a number of human species - primates of the Hominini tribe - that have existed on our planet across the millennia. In 2004 the world was astounded by the discovery of Homo floresiensis, a species of human never encountered before, on the island of Flores in the Indonesian archipelago. A very short, thickset being, with long arms and feet and an appetite for stegodons (a now extinct relative of modern elephants), it was soon nicknamed 'the hobbit'. As recently as 52,500 years ago, at a time when our own ancestors were spreading around the world, these 'hobbit' cousins lived also, at least on Flores.In Little Species, Big Mystery archaeologist Debbie Argue takes us on a journey of thrilling scientific discovery, recounting the unearthing of H. floresiensis, the archaeological expeditions that have followed, other finds - including that of a small Philippines hominin - and new paths of research and discussion. Argue conveys the excitement of searching for and finding clues to a lost past, and the animated discussions that have flowed from their discovery. She provides much contextual information to strengthen our grasp of the essential coordinates of this field and stimulate our interest in the shadowy, fascinating realm of prerecorded time.

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Debbie Argue is a specialist in human evolution and an archaeologist. She is an honorary lecturer in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University, Canberra, whose academic publications about the 1-metre tall hominin species Homo floresiensis (nicknamed the 'hobbit') are widely reported internationally in media such as USA Today and the BBC. Argue has studied collections of million-year-old fossil hominin bones in museums in Africa, Europe and Indonesia and has contributed to books and written articles for Cosmos, Anthropology Today and Science Breaker.

Table of Contents

PrologueTimeline of species 1 The discovery Nicknaming Homo floresiensis 'the Hobbit' 2 Controversy from the start 3 Fitting Homo floresiensis on the family tree What's in a name? 4 Fossil bones of the So'a Basin, Flores: The ancestors of Homo floresiensis?5 Float, walk or swim?: How did Homo floresiensis get to Flores? 6 Big surprise in the Philippines: Homo luzonensisReactions to Homo luzonensisLet's go digging Appendix A: Cousins by the dozens Appendix B: Hominin fossil discoveries Appendix C: Beach Boys songs GlossaryNotes AcknowledgementsIndex

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In 2019 a new, small species, Homo luzonensis was discovered in the Philippines. This is the first time this species has been written about in a book. The first-hand recollections of the discoverers are captured in a chapter that provides the reader with easy-to-read history of this discovery and its aftermath.

Details ISBN0522877915 Author Debbie Argue Short Title Little Species, Big Mysteries Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0522877915 ISBN-13 9780522877915 Subtitle The Story of Homo Floresiensis Publisher Melbourne University Press Format Paperback Imprint Melbourne University Press Place of Publication Carlton Country of Publication Australia Publication Date 2022-08-02 Pages 216 Narrator Geoffrey Beevers Illustrator Gladys Jose Birth 1927 Death 1855 Affiliation Clark University Position journalist Qualifications PhD DEWEY 569.97 Audience General NZ Release Date 2022-08-01 AU Release Date 2022-08-01 We've got this

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