Has the search for the modern relatives of Flores Island’s Homo floresiensis turned into a hoax-hunt? Everything that scientists thought about human evolution changed in 1856 after the first fossil evidence of ancestral human forms was discovered by quarrymen in the Neander Valley in Germany, sparking great debate about the then unknown evolution of our […]
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The Homo Floresiensis Controversy: The Hunt For The Modern Hobbit A Hoax?
September 13th, 2022 Awake Goy
Is Ancient Human Species Homo Floresiensis Still Alive in Indonesia?
April 21st, 2022 Awake Goy
In his newly published book Between Ape and Human, retired anthropologist Gregory Forth breaks the taboo that normally separates traditional anthropological and zoological research from cryptozoology Read more Section: News Evolution & Human Origins Read Later Views: 0
Chomping Away at Human Evolution: The Hobbit Bite of Homo Floresiensis
August 25th, 2021 Awake Goy
Back in 2003 a team of archaeologists excavated some skeletal remains on the island of Flores in Indonesia within the Liang Bua cave. Little did they know that their discovery would be the start of decades of scientific debate and the designation of a new species, Homo floresiensis (a.k.a. the Hobbit). Professional obsession with where […]