Post by eufrenio on Oct 27, 2004 15:09:29 GMT -5
"Hobbit" Discovered: Tiny Human Ancestor Found in Asia
Hillary Mayell
for National Geographic News
October 27, 2004
Scientists have found fossil skeletons of a hobbit-like species of human that grew no larger than a three-year-old modern child (See pictures). The tiny humans, who had skulls about the size of grapefruits, lived with pygmy elephants and Komodo dragons on a remote island in Indonesia as recently as 13,000 years ago.
Australian and Indonesian researchers discovered bones of the miniature humans in a cave on Flores, an island midway between Asia and Australia.
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1027_041027_homo_floresiensis.html
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3948165.stm
Hillary Mayell
for National Geographic News
October 27, 2004
Scientists have found fossil skeletons of a hobbit-like species of human that grew no larger than a three-year-old modern child (See pictures). The tiny humans, who had skulls about the size of grapefruits, lived with pygmy elephants and Komodo dragons on a remote island in Indonesia as recently as 13,000 years ago.
Australian and Indonesian researchers discovered bones of the miniature humans in a cave on Flores, an island midway between Asia and Australia.
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1027_041027_homo_floresiensis.html
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3948165.stm