Reconstructed Face of Extinct “Hobbit” Species Is Startlingly Humanlike
December 11th, 2012 |
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Once upon a time a tiny human species with large feet shared the planet with our own kind. It hunted giant rats and miniature cousins of the elephant, defended its kills from monstrous storks and dodged fearsome dragons. This is not the plot of a lost Tolkien book. This really happened. I’m referring, of course, [...]
Keep reading »Ancient Bird Remains Illuminate Lost World of Indonesia’s “Hobbits”
November 6th, 2011 |
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LAS VEGAS–A study of bird remains from the same cave that yielded bones of a mini human species called Homo floresiensis and nicknamed the hobbit has cast new light on the lost world of this enigmatic human relative. The findings hint that the hobbits’ island home was quite ecologically diverse, and raise the possibility that [...]
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