Comments on: Peter Andrews’ review of Morwood’s book – A New Human http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/ Beyond bones & stones Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: wayne goodlin http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-4909 wayne goodlin Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:36:19 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-4909 hi...i'm one of the lumpen proletariate that has come across mike and penny's book...it's good that they make such a fuss about jacob's misconduct to show new people to the field [most of their readers] that there are scientific standards that are vital to maintain - question incompetent authority where you find it... w. hi…i’m one of the lumpen proletariate that has come across mike and penny’s book…it’s good that they make such a fuss about jacob’s misconduct to show new people to the field [most of their readers] that there are scientific standards that are vital to maintain – question incompetent authority where you find it… w.

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-357 Erik John Bertel Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:58:36 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-357 This is a great story and I think it is premature to dismiss this find based on the analysis of Jacob. Jacob from the start clearly had his own agenda and I agree with Morwood that Jacob's motivations were suspect. We’ll know more once the original research team gets back to the caves in Flores. Hard to believe, but their work was halted by the Indonesian government at one point. Of course, I have a vested interest in hoping this story has some validity to it, having written a fictional novel on the find. There is more on this ongoing controversy about Homo floresiensis at www.floresgirl.com. I have yet to read this book since I have been writing my own fictional account but this article is motivating me to order a copy. Erik John Bertel This is a great story and I think it is premature to dismiss this find based on the analysis of Jacob. Jacob from the start clearly had his own agenda and I agree with Morwood that Jacob’s motivations were suspect. We’ll know more once the original research team gets back to the caves in Flores. Hard to believe, but their work was halted by the Indonesian government at one point. Of course, I have a vested interest in hoping this story has some validity to it, having written a fictional novel on the find. There is more on this ongoing controversy about Homo floresiensis at http://www.floresgirl.com. I have yet to read this book since I have been writing my own fictional account but this article is motivating me to order a copy.

Erik John Bertel

]]> By: afarensis http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-336 afarensis Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:37:37 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-336 Yes. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit - I reviewed it <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/2007/04/02/a_new_human_a_book_review/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The fossils got damaged when Jacob and his team tried to make casts of them. Yes. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit – I reviewed it here. The fossils got damaged when Jacob and his team tried to make casts of them.

]]> By: Kambiz http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-330 Kambiz Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:48:25 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-330 Afarensis, I take it you have read the book? Afarensis, I take it you have read the book?

]]> By: afarensis http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-325 afarensis Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:58:48 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/06/09/peter-andrews-review-of-morwoods-book-a-new-human/#comment-325 The section on Jacob formed a small part of the book, so I don't really have a problem with it. Had the book been one long rant about Jacob I would have had a problem with it. The section on Jacob formed a small part of the book, so I don’t really have a problem with it. Had the book been one long rant about Jacob I would have had a problem with it.

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