Homo floresiensis

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Several teeth from an adult and children, and the fossilised mandible of a diminutive species of early human that lived 700 000 years ago have been discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores. It is thought to be the direct ancestor of the Hobbit of Flores, the 1.1 metre tall human species that lived around 50 000 years ago.

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New study reveals archaic ‘hobbits’ were even smaller than previously thought Recent fossil discoveries on the Indonesian island of Flores have revealed that the ancient human species, Homo floresiensis, commonly referred to as “hobbits” due to their small stature, were even tinier than previously thought. Homo floresiensis was first discovered in 2003 in the Liang Bua cave on Flores. The initial fossils indicated that these small-brained humans lived on the island as recently as 50,000 yea... Homo Floresiensis, Archaeology News, Human Species, Anthropology, Online Magazine, Archaeology, Fossil, Facial, Human

New study reveals archaic ‘hobbits’ were even smaller than previously thought Recent fossil discoveries on the Indonesian island of Flores have revealed that the ancient human species, Homo floresiensis, commonly referred to as “hobbits” due to their small stature, were even tinier than previously thought. Homo floresiensis was first discovered in 2003 in the Liang Bua cave on Flores. The initial fossils indicated that these small-brained humans lived on the island as recently as 50,000…

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