Homo Floresiensis (The "Hobbits" of Flores Island) in 999 Words: What Every Human Should Know

What Every Human Should Know

by W. Frederick Zimmerman

What may have been one of the three or four most important events of the early twenty-first century was the discovery of the extraordinary skeleton of a small, hobbit-like hominin of diminutive stature (1 meter), small brain (380 cm3, as compared with the average modern human of ~1500 cm3) and large feet in a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores. Radiocarbon dating established that this ... person? ... lived approximately 18,000 years ago.

This "snack-sized" essay from the WHAT EVERY HUMAN SHOULD KNOW series explains what every human should know about the "hobbits" and why they are so important. Active TOC, 4 greyscale illustrations.

29 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 30, 2010

About the author

I have worked at the intersection of computers and publishing for most of my adult life, beginning with a stint as Staff Writer for Sextant, the magazine for Heathkit personal computers, and most recently in product development for LexisNexis, a unit of the professional publishing giant Reed Elsevier plc.
I founded Nimble Books LLC so that I could give myself the "green light" to launch new and interesting publishing projects.
Nimble Books publishes timely, relevant "living books" on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Harry Potter and Dan Brown to health, science, politics, and sports.
I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA with my beloved wife Cheryl and treasured children Kelsey and Parker.