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03104aam a2200337M 4500 001 CA2DEE50010A11EE9BD628C82BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230602010024 008 220131s2022 xx 0|| 0 eng d 020 $a 9780522877915 020 $a 0522877915 035 $a (OCoLC)1294283073 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d ATNSH $d BDX $d NZAUC $d SILO 082 04 $a 599.938 $2 23 100 1 $a Argue, Debbie. 245 10 $a Little species, big mystery : $b the story of homo floresiensis. 260 $a [S.l.] : $b Melbourne Univ Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xvi, 197 pages : $b color illustrations, color map ; $c 24 cm 505 0 $a The discovery -- Nicknaming Homo floresiensis 'the Hobbit' -- Controversy from the start -- Fitting Homo floresiensis on the family tree -- What's in a name? -- Fossil bones of the So'a Basin, Flores: the ancestors of Homo floresiensis? -- Float, walk or swim? : how did Homo floresiensis get to Flores? -- Big surprise in the Philippines: Homo luzonensis -- Reactions to Homo luzonensis -- Let's go digging -- Appendix A. Cousins by the dozens -- Appendix B. Hominin fossil discoveries. 520 $a "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"--Publisher's description. 536 $a Purchased with grant funds from the State Library of Iowa and Institute of Museum and Library Services 610 $a ARPA Grant 650 0 $a Flores man. 650 0 $a Fossil hominids 650 0 $a Fossil hominids $z Flores Island. $z Flores Island. 650 0 $a Human remains (Archaeology) $z Flores Island. $z Flores Island. 650 0 $a Paleoanthropology. 941 $a 1 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20230602010608.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CA2DEE50010A11EE9BD628C82BECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b IX2Initiate Another SILO Locator Search