Little People and a Lost World

An Anthropological Mystery

By Goldenberg, Linda

Publishers Summary:
Archaeologists discovered a small humanlike skull on Flores Island during a 2003 dig. Was this an ancestor to us all or just a very small human being?

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ISBN
978-0-82255-983-2
Publisher
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2007.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on April 1, 2007

Gr 4-8 More than a look at archaeology, this title is also a refreshing introduction to scientific controversy. The story begins on Flores Island, part of Indonesia, when a team of archaeologists and anthropologists discovers a skeleton in a cave. At first, it was thought to be the body of a child, due to its small size, but, after analysis, the scientists learned that it was the skeleton of a woman who lived on the island more than 12,000 years ago. The intellectual controversy that followed co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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