Alien from earth
(DVD)
Contributors
Nasht, Simon, producer,
Talas, Annamaria, producer,
Holt, Sarah, producer,
Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator.
Essential Media (Firm)
Talas, Annamaria, producer,
Holt, Sarah, producer,
Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator.
Essential Media (Firm)
Published
[Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2009].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
DVD 569.9 Ali
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DVD 569.9 Ali
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Published
[Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2009].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
783421429093
Notes
General Note
Special feature: teaching materials (DVD-ROM PDF).
Creation/Production Credits
Researcher, creative consultant, Ethan Herberman ; associate producer, Julie Crawford ; edited by David Eells, Andrew Arestides ; music, Michael Bacon ; executive producer, Chris Hilton.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Jay O. Sanders.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on PBS on Nov. 11, 2008 as an episode of the television program Nova.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned; optional described video for the visually impaired.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary television programs.
Flores Island (Indonesia) -- Antiquities.
Flores man.
Fossil hominids -- Indonesia.
Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Indonesia.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Flores Island (Indonesia) -- Antiquities.
Flores man.
Fossil hominids -- Indonesia.
Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Indonesia.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects