Following up a bit on my hobbit post from last week, SciAm Observations has a new post (part one of what I assume will be at least a series of two!), describing a bit of the back-n-forth at a recent American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting in Alaska. You can also listen to the author (Kate Wong) in a SciAm podcast here, describing the background on H. floresiensis and the conference.
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Finally: more bones.
Last October the world marveled at the announcement of the discovery of a new species of hominid, Homo floresiensis, in a cave called Liang Bua on the Indonesian island of Flores. One conclusion was more shocking than the next. First, this hominid stood only three feet high,…
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Could 2007 see some new hobbits? I certainly hope so.
In October 2004, a team of scientists announced they had found bones of a hominid from the Indonesian island of Flores. They came to the astonishing conclusion that the bones belonged to a new species, which they called Homo floresiensis, which…
Happy Birthday Tara!!! Belated yes, but at 30 (50 in my case) make 'em as late as you want to! Really have enjoyed your links to the 'Hobbit' people and look forward to more info on them.