Inkolelo yokuba khona 'kwabantu abancane' ayigcini esifundeni esithile somhlaba. Sizwa izindaba ezithakazelisayo zabantu abancane abayindida abahlala phakathi kwethu kuwo wonke amazwekazi isikhathi eside njengoba noma ngubani angakhumbula.
Laba 'bantu abancane' ngokuvamile bangabakhohlisi, futhi bangaba nolaka lapho bebhekene nabantu. Bangasebenza kepha njengemihlahlandlela futhi basize abantu ekutholeni indlela yokuphila. Imvamisa kuchazwa njenge "Imifino enobuso obunoboya" ezindabeni, imifanekiso ye-petroglyph ibakhombisa ngezimpondo emakhanda abo futhi behamba ngeqembu labangu-5 kuye kwabayi-7 ngesikebhe ngasinye.
Izizwe eziningi zabomdabu baseMelika zinezinganekwane ezithakazelisayo ngomjaho ongaqondakali owaziwa ngokuthi 'abantu abancane'. Lezi zidalwa ezincane zihlala emahlathini, ezintabeni, emagqumeni anesihlabathi futhi kwesinye isikhathi eduze kwamadwala atholakala emizimbeni emikhulu yamanzi, njengeGreat Lakes. Ngokukhethekile ezindaweni lapho abantu bengakwazi ukuzithola khona.
Ngokusho kwezinganekwane, laba 'bantu abancane' bayizidalwa ezincane ngokumangalisayo ezisayizi osayizi osukela kuma-intshi angama-20 kuye kumamitha amathathu ubude. Ezinye izizwe zoMdabu zababiza ngokuthi "ngabantu abancane abadlayo," kanti abanye babecabanga ukuthi bangabaphilisi, imimoya, noma izinhlangano zasenganekwaneni ezihlobene nama-fairies nama-leprechauns.
I-leprechaun iyinhlangano encane yemilingo yezinganekwane zase-Ireland, ehlukaniswa njengohlobo lwenganekwane enesizungu ngabanye. Bajwayele ukumelwa njengamadoda amancane anentshebe agqoke ijazi nekepisi abenza okubi.
Isiko 'labantu abancane' lalaziwa kakhulu kubantu boMdabu, kudala ngaphambi kokuba izifiki zaseYurophu zifike eNyakatho Melika. Ngokusho kwamaNdiya aseShoshone aseWyoming, amaNimerigar kwakungabantu abancane abanodlame okufanele bagwenywe ngenxa yesimo sabo sobutha.
Omunye umqondo odumile ukuthi abantu abancane benza iziphazamiso ukuze babange inhlekelele. Abanye babebathatha njengonkulunkulu. Esinye isizwe samaMelika Omdabu eNyakatho Melika sasicabanga ukuthi sasihlala emihumeni engomakhelwane. Le migede ayikaze ingene ngenxa yokwesaba ukuphazamisa abantu abancane.
ICherokee khumbula iYunwi-Tsunsdi, uhlanga lwaBantu Abancane ngokuvamile abangabonakali kodwa ngezikhathi ezithile bavele kubantu. IYunwi-Tsunsdi kucatshangwa ukuthi inamakhono emilingo, futhi ingasiza noma ilimaze abantu kuya ngokuthi sibaphatha kanjani.
AmaNdiya aseCatawba aseNingizimu Carolina anezinganekwane ngendawo yomoya ekhombisa amasiko abo omdabu kanye nobuKristu. AmaNdiya aseCatawba akholelwa ukuthi amaYehasuri (“Abantu abancane abasendle”) bahlala emahlathini.
Izindaba ngaphakathi kwezindaba Indaba yamaPukwudgies, izidalwa ezinobuso obumpunga ezinezindlebe ezinkulu, iyaphindaphindwa kuyo yonke inyakatho-mpumalanga ye-United States, eningizimu-mpumalanga yeCanada, kanye nesifunda seGreat Lakes.
AmaNdiya eCrow athi umjaho 'wabantu abancane' uhlala ezintabeni zasePryor, indawo esezintabeni ezifundeni zaseMontana eCarbon naseBig Horn. Izintaba zasePryor zitholakala eCrow Indian Reservation, kanti aboHlanga bathi 'abantu abancane' baqopha ama-petroglyphs atholakala emadwaleni asezintabeni.
Ezinye izizwe zamaMelika Omdabu zikholelwa ukuthi izintaba zasePryor ziyikhaya 'labantu abancane' futhi. ILewis neClark Expedition babike ukubonwa kwezidalwa ezincane ngasemfuleni i-White Stone River wamaNdiya (umfula i-Vermillion River) ngo-1804.
"Lo mfula ungamamitha angaba ngu-30 ububanzi futhi unqamula ethafeni noma emathafeni uwonke," U-Lewis waphawula kudayari yakhe. Igquma elikhulu elinomumo wekhokho litholakala ethafeni elikhulu enyakatho yomlomo walo mfula.
Ngokwezizwe eziningi zamaNdiya, le ndawo kuthiwa yikhaya losathane. Zinemizimba efana neyomuntu, zinamakhanda amakhulu, futhi zime cishe ngamasentimitha angu-18 ubude. Baqaphile futhi bahlonyiswe ngemicibisholo ebukhali engabulala ibanga elide.
Kukholakala ukuthi bazobulala noma ngubani onesibindi sokusondela egqumeni. Bathi isiko libatshela ukuthi laba bantu abancane balimaze amaNdiya amaningi. Esikhathini esingengakanani esidlule, amadoda amathathu ama-Omaha, phakathi kwabanye, ahlatshelwa ulaka lwabo olunonya. Amanye amaNdiya akholelwa ukuthi iSpirit Mound naso siyikhaya laBantu Abancane, uhlanga lwezidalwa ezincane ezenqaba ukuvumela noma ngubani asondele endundumeni.
'Abantu abancane' bangcwele kumaNdiya eCrow, futhi babizwa ngokudala isiphetho sesizwe sabo. Isizwe seCrow sikhombisa 'abantu abancane' njengezinto ezincane ezinjengamadimoni ezikwazi ukubulala izilwane nabantu.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isizwe seCrow, sithi abantu abancane bangaqhathaniswa nabantu abancane bomoya nokuthi uma lokhu kwenzeka, banganikeza izibusiso noma imfundo engokomoya kubantu abakhethiwe. 'Abantu abancane' izidalwa ezingcwele ezixhunywe enkambisweni yeCrow yeSun Dance, isiko elibalulekile lenkolo lamaNdiya aseNyakatho Melika.
Izinganekwane zezinsalela zabantu abancane zitholakale ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene entshonalanga ye-United States, ikakhulukazi iMontana neWyoming, zichaza izinsalela njengokutholwa emihumeni, nemininingwane ehlukahlukene njengezincazelo “Yakhiwe ngokuphelele,” usayizi omncane, njalonjalo.
"Amathuna, empeleni, ayiswa esikhungweni sendawo noma eSmithsonian ukuze ayofundwa, kuphele nya izibonelo kanye neziphetho zocwaningo," isazi semivubukulo uLawrence L. Loendorf uyabhala.
'Abantu abancane', noma ngabe banobutha noma bayasiza futhi banobungane, bayabonakala noma abavamile ukubonwa, bahlala beshiya umthelela esintwini, futhi abantu abaningi basenesiqiniseko sokuthi lezi zinhlangano ezincane ezingafinyeleleki zikhona emhlabeni wangempela. Uma siyibuka ngokomlando nangesayensi, ingaba iqiniso kangakanani? Kungenzeka yini ukuthi zihlalisane nathi?
Uma singake sizame ukuthola indlela eyamukelekayo (ngokomlando nangokwesayensi) ngobukhona bezinto zokuzilibazisa, singakhubeka ngokutholwa okukhulu okunjalo esiqhingini esikude sase-Indonesia.
Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, ososayensi bamemezela ukuthi bathole uhlobo olusha lomuntu omncane okungenzeka ukuthi baxhumana nokhokho babantu banamuhla. Ngokuya ngocwaningo lwabo nokutholakele kwabo, izidalwa ezinciphisayo zahlala esiqhingini sase-Indonesia iFlores eminyakeni ecishe ibe ngu-60,000 eyedlule, eceleni kwama-komodo dragons, ama-pygmy stegodons kanye namagundane empilo yangempela osayizi ongavamile.
Abantu asebengasekho manje - abaziwa ngokwesayensi njengo I-Homo floresiensis, futhi edume njengama-hobbits - ayemi ngaphansi kwamamitha amane ubude, nobuchopho ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu ubukhulu babantu abaphilayo. Kodwa-ke, benza amathuluzi wamatshe, bahlaba inyama futhi ngandlela-thile bawela amakhilomitha olwandle ukuyokwakha ikhaya labo elishisayo.
Lokhu kutholakala kwamangaza izazi ze-anthropology emhlabeni wonke - futhi zafuna ukuthi kubuyekezwe ngokushesha i-akhawunti ejwayelekile yokuziphendukela kwemvelo komuntu. Eminyakeni edlule, sifunde kabanzi ngokubukeka kohlobo, imikhuba nesikhathi emhlabeni. Kodwa imvelaphi ye-hobbits nesiphetho sayo kuseseyimfihlakalo.
Kunezindawo eziningi esiqhingini saseFlores lapho abacwaningi bathola khona ubufakazi bokuthi H. floresiensis ' khona. Kodwa-ke, kuze kube manje amathambo kuphela avela endaweni yaseLiang Bua angenakuphikwa ukuthi abangelwa nguH. Floresiensis.
Ngo-2016, abacwaningi bathola izinsalela ezifana ne-hobbit esizeni seMata Menge, cishe ngamamayela angu-45 ukusuka eLiang Bua. Okutholakele kufaka amathuluzi wamatshe, ucezu lwemihlathi ephansi namazinyo amancane ayisithupha, abhalwe cishe eminyakeni engama-700,000 edlule - emdala kakhulu kunemivubukulo yeLiang Bua.
Yize izinsalela zeMata Menge zincane kakhulu ukuba zinganikezwa ngokusobala ezinhlotsheni ze-hobbit ezingasekho (H.
Esizeni sesithathu seFlores, abacwaningi bathola amathuluzi wamatshe aneminyaka eyi-1 ayisigidi, njengalawo avela kumasayithi eLiang Bua naseMata Menge, kepha azange kutholakale izinsalela zomuntu lapho. Uma lezi zinto zobuciko zenziwa ngu H. floresiensis noma okhokho bayo, ngaleso sikhathi uhlu lozalo lwe-hobbit lwaluhlala eFlores okungenani eminyakeni engama-50,000 1 kuya ku-XNUMX million edlule, ngokusho kobufakazi. Uma kuqhathaniswa, izinhlobo zethu bezilokhu zikhona cishe isigamu sesigidi seminyaka.
