How many undiscovered tribes are likely to be out there, hidden from the world?
not many more. "civilized" humans have pretty explored , overun of planet. , in of more remote areas microbes spread have penetrated , wreak devastating havoc on populations had been isolated mainstream of humans , lack resistance bugs. amazon basin in south america inhabited millions of people, many of them in organized , sophisticated cultures, when spanish arrived in new world in 1500's. diseases europeans brought swept through jungles , pampas faster invader's , wiped entire cultures off face of earth before encountered or documented. similar fate has befallen "hidden" populations have been discovered since 20th century.
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