‘Hobbits’ didn’t evolve from a direct modern human ancestor. They likely originate from Africa instead
The most comprehensive bone analysis of its kind shows Homo floresiensis didn't share important features with Homo erectus.
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‘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 ...
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 ...
Evidence of new species of man found
Svante Paabo, the researcher whose work provided the basis for the Jurassic Park movies seems to have struck gold once ...
Neanderthals were fearless and calculated hunters
Even among some scientific circles, Neanderthals are considered to be the 'stupid' cousins of the modern humans (although some claim ...
Could humans have learned from Hobbits?
There has been a lot of debate around the whole 'hobbit issue' and I've been watching that pretty closely. It ...
First Neanderthal genome sequenced
The Neanderthal has spakled controversies around scientists for many years, and most questions remain unanswered even today; they had many ...
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 ...