Tag Archive for 'Hobbit'

According to Argue et al, Homo floresiensis is a long-surviving relict of an early hominin lineage and an unknown migration out of Africa, and not a recent derivative of either Homo erectus or Homo sapiens. This image is an artist’s impression of Homo floresiensis. Image credit: Katrina Kenny.

Homo floresiensis Likely Evolved from Primitive Ancestor in Africa, Researchers Say

Apr 23, 2017 by News Staff

An Australian National University-led team of researchers has found that Homo floresiensis — a dwarfed human species that lived until about 50,000...

Facial approximation of Homo floresiensis. Image credit: Susan Hayes / Australian Archaeological Association.

Homo floresiensis is not Distinct Human Species, Suggests New Research

Aug 9, 2014 by News Staff

A fresh study on Homo floresiensis, conducted by Prof Robert Eckhardt of Pennsylvania State University and his colleagues, suggests that LB1 – the...

Face-to-Face with Homo Floresiensis

Dec 13, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Dr Susan Hayes, a facial anthropologist and an honorary senior research fellow at the University of Wollongong in Australia, has reported results of the...