‘Between Ape and Human’ Review: The Hobbits of Flores Island

via the Wall Street Journal, 30 June 2022: WSJ’s review of the recently-released Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid (affiliate link), which focuses on Homo floresiensis and the possibility that its descendants may still yet survive in Flores. The article may be behind a paywall.

“Are we alone?” This is a question usually asked by scientists searching for extraterrestrial life. In “Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid,” Gregory Forth brings the inquiry down to Earth—literally. He considers Homo floresiensis and raises the stunning possibility that descendants of these “hobbits” might still exist on the Indonesian island of Flores. If so, then we members of the genus Homo aren’t alone after all.

Source: ‘Between Ape and Human’ Review: The Hobbits of Flores Island – WSJ