Detailed Study Shows Indonesia’s Human-Like ‘Hobbit’ Skeletons Are Not Our Ancestors

A comprehensive study of the bones of Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the “Indonesian hobbits” due to their miniscule stature, has revealed that they are not an ancestor of humans at all. Rather, they are an sister-species of Homo habilis, tool-using hominids that went extinct more than 2 million years ago. The study debunked the theory though anthropological examination and statistical modeling … Continue reading →