‘Hobbit’ people on Flores Island are definitely not Homo Sapiens
The smaller humans who lived on the Flores Island in Indonesia until 12,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens but ...
Tag: Homo floresiensis
The hobbits may not be real – Flores bones show features of Down syndrome, not new species
In 2004, anthropologists and archaeologists working in Indonesia uncovered what was named "the biggest anthropological finding for 100 years" - ...
Scientists grow brain-like tissue in petri dish
Most medical research looking to identify the mechanisms of a disease or test treatments rely on animal models. While very ...
Real-life hobbit’s face revealed after reconstruction
Coincident with the much anticipated release of the new Lord of the Rings flick, a forensic anthropologist went through the ...
Mysterious hominid fossils found in China hint towards a new human species
An incredible find was publicized just earlier - fossils remains from stone age people were unearthed from two caves in ...
Tiny Pacific skeletons lead to hobbit debate
After it was proved that Homo floresiensis (”Man of Flores”, nicknamed Hobbit) is a different species than humans, the tiny ...
New Light Shed On The ‘Hobbit’
Homo floresiensis ("Man of Flores", nicknamed Hobbit) is the name for what may be a species in the genus ...