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February 17, 2016 10:00 am
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New Study Shows Mystery 'Hobbits' Not Humans Like Us
According to a study published on Monday, diminutive humans that died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not homo sapiens, but rather a different species. The Homo floresiensis, known as "hobbits" since they looked like small humans, were found to be a distinct species based on the layers in the specimens' skulls. This discovery could be the end of one of the most heated arguments in anthropology.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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