Unearthing the Hobbit: Stone Tools Hint at Island Dweller’s Secrets

Hobbit Human: Stone Tools Uncover New Clues to Ancient Indonesian Ancestor

The year is 2003. On the Indonesian island of Flores, a team of spelunkers makes a discovery that will send ripples through the world of paleoanthropology. Deep within the Liang Bua cave, they unearth the remains of a diminutive human ancestor, standing barely a meter tall. Dubbed Homo floresiensis, and quickly nicknamed the ‘Hobbit’ by … Read more