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The hobbit
The newly discovered bone fossils have helped researchers draw the exact portrait of a dwarf called
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Successfully created the face of the dwarf Hobbit
An Australian anthropologist has successfully created the face of the Hobbit dwarf (scientific name Homo floresiensis) - one of human ancestors.
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Prehistoric people were in Indonesia a million years ago
Australian scientists believe that prehistoric people lived on the Indonesian island of Flores at least a million years ago.
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The brain size of a dwarf hobbit can be explained by the hippo island's life
The ancient Madagascan hippopotamus has helped to find out why the hobbits are so small, according to a report from scientists at the Natural History Museum in the Natur…
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Hobbit isn't good at running?
The ancient hobbits' feet contain clues that the tiny fossil being discovered on the island of Flores, Indonesia has a very different way of walking than modern humans,…
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Is it like a hobbit in the 'Lord of the Rings'?
A recent scientific study affirmed the person of imagination of writer JRR Tolkien, author of the novel
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New tiny human bones were discovered in Palau
Thousands of human bones of many individuals have been discovered in the Pacific island nation of Palau. Some bones are quite ancient and show that people in this area h…
Archeology
Continued controversy over Flores dwarf
The dwarf fossil skeleton bearing the nickname 'Hobbit' at a height of only 1m was discovered on the island of Flores (Indonesia) dating to 18,000 years of a new breed o…
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The fossil Hobbit is not of a new breed of Homonid family.
This new study has proved completely and convincingly that the skull of a woman discovered in Flores, Indonesia in 2003 is not the skull of a breed.
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Video: A dwarf was discovered and fled in the Indonesian forest
Recently, on the Internet spread a video, including the appearance of the hobbit dwarf that many people were surprised.