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NOVA: Alien From Earth

Project Summary

NOVA: Alien From Earth Poster
Genre
Documentary
Featured Content
Archeology, Cave, Homo floresiensis, Paleoanthropology, Science
Islands
Flores, Java
Regions
East Manggarai, Jakarta
Producers

Annamaria Talas

Simon Nasht

Sarah Holt

Director

Annamaria Talas

Simon Nasht

Camera Operators

Joe Yaggi

Pieter De Vries

Other Crew

Djuna Bewley

NOVA: Alien From Earth Poster

FORMAT

TV Series

RELEASED

2008

EPISODE

S36E5

TITLE

Alien from Earth

Overview

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

In This Episode

Examines the discovery of strange and unknown miniature hominid fossil (Homo floresiensis) remains on the island of Flores, Indonesia. Looks at the scientific debate over whether these creatures, nicknamed "hobbits," are a type of dwarf race of humans, possibly suffering from a disease such as microcephaly, or an entirely new species.

Jungle Run Production Services

Joe shot second camera and Djuna supported access and several interviews for this in-depth exploration of Indonesia’s fossil “hobbit” -- a tiny woman opening giant questions about human evolution.

Video

Gallery

Locations

Java

Jakarta

National Archaeology Research Center

Flores

East Manggarai

Liang Bua

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