Ebu Gogo - the Little People of Flores

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  • Prasanna Weerawardane

Abstract

"Remains of a three-feet-tall hominid (Homo floresiensis), which is believed to have survived until 12,000 years ago, have been discovered on Flores, Indonesia. The find prompts further investigation and interpretation of the Ebu Gogo legends, known among the inhabitants in that region.The legends tell of a little people, Ebu Gogo, who existed at the time of the arrival of Dutch trading ships about 300 years ago. These small-size humans are no longer seen today, but were known to have been sighted I 00 years ago."

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