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One-meter-tall humans? It sounds incredible, something out of a Tolkien fantasy. But two decades ago, scientists discovered an ancient species of tiny humans. The hobbit-sized hominins lived on the ...

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(CNN) — A hobbit-size species of ancient human that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores until about 50,000 years ago baffles scientists in several ways. First unearthed in a startling discovery ...

A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a "hobbit" who lived around 700,000 years ago.

A very small human ancestor made a very big splash back in 2004, when researchers discovered the remains of Homo floresiensis, a 3-ft., prehuman “hobbit,” in a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores.

About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as "the hobbit" thanks to its small stature). The cause of its disappearance, after more ...

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