The Lost Tribe
NOVA · Season 20 · Episode 9
NOVA covers both sides of the stormy controversy over the Tasaday tribe. When these isolated cave dwellers were discovered in the Philippines in 1971, they were hailed as a Stone Age relic. Now, many anthropologists denounce them as fakes.
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Season
20
Episode
9
Air Date
30/Mar/1993
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
55 min
Overview
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NOVA covers both sides of the stormy controversy over the Tasaday tribe. When these isolated cave dwellers were discovered in the Philippines in 1971, they were hailed as a Stone Age relic. Now, many anthropologists denounce them as fakes.
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