证据与灭绝另一种人类共享我们星球的可能性

IF 1.5 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY Anthropology Today Pub Date : 2023-12-19 DOI:10.1111/1467-8322.12850
Gregory Forth
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这篇文章探讨了智人可能不是智人属中唯一幸存的物种的可能性。这项研究的起因是在印度尼西亚发现的小体型智人 Floresiensis,以及它与弗洛勒斯岛当地人描述的 "猿人 "的相似之处。通过在弗洛勒斯岛的利奥地区进行广泛的人种学研究,作者发现当地人对这些 "猿人 "的描述早于科学发现,而且与科学发现非常吻合。文章列举了历史上当地知识先于科学发现的例子,对科学界将当地民间传说作为可信证据的怀疑态度提出了质疑。作者认为,当地人的说法与化石证据相吻合的最直接解释是,与浮游智人密切相关的物种继续存在。该研究呼吁重新评估什么是证据,并提出了我们可能不是唯一幸存的类人猿的可能性。
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Evidence and extinction: The possibility of another hominin sharing our planet

This article explores the possibility that Homo sapiens may not be the only surviving species of the Homo genus. The study is sparked by the discovery of Homo floresiensis, a small-bodied hominin found in Indonesia, and its resemblance to ‘ape-men’ described by local people on Flores Island. Through extensive ethnographic research in the Lio region of Flores, the author finds that local accounts of these ‘ape-men’ pre-date scientific discovery and closely align with it. The article challenges the scientific community's scepticism towards local folklore as credible evidence, citing instances where local knowledge has historically preceded scientific discovery. The author argues that the most straightforward explanation for the convergence of local accounts and fossil evidence is the continued existence of a species closely related to Homo floresiensis. The study calls for re-evaluating what constitutes evidence and opens the possibility that we may not be the only surviving hominins.

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Anthropology Today
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期刊介绍: Anthropology Today is a bimonthly publication which aims to provide a forum for the application of anthropological analysis to public and topical issues, while reflecting the breadth of interests within the discipline of anthropology. It is also committed to promoting debate at the interface between anthropology and areas of applied knowledge such as education, medicine, development etc. as well as that between anthropology and other academic disciplines. Anthropology Today encourages submissions on a wide range of topics, consistent with these aims. Anthropology Today is an international journal both in the scope of issues it covers and in the sources it draws from.
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