There is a bit of a controversy surrounding the discovery and announcement of those skeletons found on Palau. The locals were completely cut out of the discovery, and when the National Geographic Society came into the picture, it seems that the movie documentary was a higher priority than a scholarly paper describing the bones.
Memories of the shenanigans of Teuku Jacob definitely play a factor in this, as much as any eagerness to land sponsorship.
Tags: archaeology, Homo floresiensis, National Geographic Society, Palau, Polynesia, science, Teuku Jacob