Small Scattered Fragments Do Not a Dwarf Make: Biological and Archaeological Data Indicate that Prehistoric Inhabitants of Palau Were Normal Sized

chuza.org referenced this article in "O ser humano de Palau nom era anano" on 28 Aug 2008 at 11:52 GMT

"Acaba de publicar-se na revista de acesso livre PLOS-One um artigo onde se bota por baixo o suposto descubrimento de restos seres humanos ananos que teriam vivido há 3000 anos na ilha de Palau (Micronésia occidental)."

meneame.net referenced this article in "Un estudio desmiente la existencia de enanos en la isla de Palau [EN]" on 27 Aug 2008 at 09:55 GMT

"Un análisis amplio de los restos humanos encontrados en la isla de Palau, en el Océano Pacífico, dirigido por la Universidad de Carolina del Norte,en Estados Unidos, muestra que los primeros colonos de la cadena de islas y sus descendientes se encuentran dentro del rango normal del tamaño corporal de los humanos modernos. www.adn.es/ciencia/20080827/NWS-0409-estudio-desmiente-enanos-isla-Pall [ES]"

A Blog Around The Clock referenced this article in "New and Exciting in PLoS ONE" on 26 Aug 2008 at 23:13 GMT

"Small Scattered Fragments Do Not a Dwarf Make: Biological and Archaeological Data Indicate that Prehistoric Inhabitants of Palau Were Normal Sized: Current archaeological evidence from Palau in western Micronesia indicates that the archipelago was settled around 3000-3300 BP by normal..."