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The mystery of the human hobbit / by Jackie Higgin ; narrated by Amanda Burton.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Ethnographic video online.
- Horizon
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fossil hominids--Indonesia--Flores Island.
- Fossil hominids.
- Human evolution.
- Prehistoric peoples--Indonesia--Flores Island.
- Prehistoric peoples.
- Anthropology, Prehistoric--Indonesia--Flores Island.
- Anthropology, Prehistoric.
- Indonesia--Flores Island.
- Flores Island (Indonesia)--Antiquities.
- Flores Island (Indonesia).
- Genre:
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sound, color.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2005.
- Language Note:
- English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- This case holds what some say are the most precious bones in the world. Unearthed just recently, they belong to a strange kind of human, scientists have called the Hobbit. At one meter tall, she is one of the tiniest adults in history. Her discoverers claim she is a new and extraordinary species of human.
- Notes:
- Previously released on DVD.
- Title from title frames (Ethnographic video online, viewed May 17, 2012).
- Filmed in Flores, Indonesia.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2010. (Ethnographic video online). Available via World Wide Web.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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