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Discovery of smallest ever limb bone sheds light on origin of tiny ancient Hobbit humans

Experts thinks the so-called Hobbits may have descended from another extinct human species

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

‘Hobbit’ bone from tiny species of ancient humans found on Indonesian island

Arm bone suggests Homo floresiensis was forced to undergo dramatic reduction in body size after being marooned on Flores

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

Tiny adult limb bone fossil sheds light on origin of ancient ‘Hobbit’ humans

Findings suggest small-bodied ancient humans may have evolved from another extinct species called Homo erectus.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

Early human species nicknamed hobbit 'could still be alive today'

Homo floresiensis, nicknamed 'the hobbit' due to its average height of 3ft 6ins, is thought to have lived between 60,000 and 700,000 years ago.

Daily Record · May 16, 2022

Ancient human species might not be extinct after all, insists expert

'Hobbit' creature was a small-brained, large-footed toolmaker - but could they might still be around?

Wales Online · May 16, 2022

Mysterious 'hobbit' human species may not be extinct says expert in controversial claim

Sightings of an 'ape-man' in Indonesia could be proof the Homo floresiensis species, believed to be long extinct, is still alive today, one anthropologist has argued. But other experts are skeptical.

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022

Academic on trail of 'small fur-coated humans' spotted by remote Indonesian tribe

A villager from the remote Indonesian island of Flores said he saw a strange, ape-like creature, while working in his garden. He then told the story to Professor Gregory Forth

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

Homo floresiensis: facts about the 'hobbit'

Homo floresiensis, a diminutive hominin dubbed the hobbit, lived about 17,000 years ago on a remote Indonesian island.

LiveScience · Mar 30, 2016