A New Human by Mike Morwood
In October 2004, a team of Australian and Indonesian anthropologists led by Mike Morwood and Raden Pandji Soejono stunned the world with their announcement of the discovery of the first example of a new species of human, Homo floresiensis, which they nicknamed the Hobbit. This was no creation of Tolkien's fantasy, however, but a tool-using, fire-making, cooperatively hunting person."When I first learned of this discovery, I thought it the most astonishing in any field on science within the last decade" -Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, in Science magazine
"One of the very most astonishing discoveries that I've seen in my life" -Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers and The Eternal Frontier
"This well-written, entertaining book is both scholarly and accessible to the general public." -American Scientist
"Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries." -Library Journal
Dr. Mike Morwood is a professor at the Geoquest Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Australia, and formerly taught at University of New England in Armidale. In addition to his work in Indonesia, he is an expert in Australian Aboriginal rock art and the author of Visions from the Past: The Archaeology of Australian Aboriginal Art. Penny Van Oosterzee has twice won Australia’s prestigious Eureka Science Book Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781598744149 |
| ISBN 10 | 1598744143 |
| Title | A New Human |
| Author | Mike Morwood |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Left Coast Press Inc |
| Year published | 2009-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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