The Hobbit of Flores 1/5

Scientists have found more evidence that the Indonesian "Hobbit"
skeletons belong to a new species of human - and not modern pygmies.

The one metre (3ft) tall, 30kg (65lbs) humans roamed the Indonesian
island of Fl.ores (ruse), perhaps up to 8,000 years ago.

Since the discovery, researchers have argued vehemently as to the
identity of these diminutive people.

Two papers in the journal Nature now support the idea they were an
entirely new species of human.

The team, which discovered the tiny remains in Liang Bua cave on Flores,
contends that the population belongs to the species Homo floresiensis -
separate from our own grouping Homo sapiens .

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Education

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• Homo Floresiensis
• Hobbit
• New Species

[Arikiel]

I'm going to start referring to Neanderthals as Orcs.

[Yodawodadoda]

imagine if you were in a fight with one of them

you could easily knee them in the face

[cbcoza]

240p... Really!

[TruthisFreedom722]

Hobbits are the decendants of Pygmies.

[moatwog]

@Arikiel Neanderthals ARE Orcs.

[Richardhedditch261]

Skeletal findings relaing to Hobbits indicate that Hobbits descended from Australopithecus, like the Homo-Sapiens, and migrated out of southern Africa about 70,000 years ago. The Hobbits ranged widely, as their remains hav been found in Flores and modern day Romania,for example. Hobbits declined in range and numbers. Hobbit genes may well be in the Homo-Sapien genome, in the form of dwarf-ism and midget-ism - even though the Hobbits are probably now extinct as a separate species.

[GnosticHumanist]

@Yodawodadoda

You wouldn't have a chance against them, they would be like ewoks with little spears and nets to catch you in. Plus they most likely lived in cubby-houses in the trees.

[cowofthemonth]

first 30 seconds says this was made for dumb tv

[whitewolfwithblackSP]

@Yodawodadoda yeah but they would come back and rip off your privates lol that would be scary XD

I find this an amazing discovery. I doubt they are still alive, but I hope so. Personally I would like to believe they are. :)

[jacksawild]

Where the fuck did they get a figure of "three quarters of a million years ago?" American Documentary ALERT Bullshit follows.

[jeebersjumpincryst]

@allisonpita Everything Ive seen from u so far was uploaded on the 16th May 2010. Must have well and truly thrashed that upstream connection that day :)

[dltanner99]

Novel about an alternative view of evolution  see video book trailer