Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Hobbit hominids lived the island life

Hobbit hominids lived the island life

Wed Apr 18, 6:43 AM ET

PARIS (AFP) - A tantalising piece of evidence has been added to the puzzle over so-called "hobbit" hominids found in a cave in a remote Indonesian island, whose discovery has ignited one of the fiercest rows in anthropology.


A handout photo shows an artist's impression of the Homo floresiensis released by the Australian University of Wollongong. A new study has added to the ongoing debate about the status of the species that may be human or a close relative. In the study in the British journal Biology Letters, evolutionary zoologists at Imperial College London believe the hobbits may well have achieved their tininess naturally, through evolutionary pressure. The principle under scrutiny here is called the "island rule."(AFP/HO/File)
AFP/HO/File Photo: A handout photo shows an artist's impression of the Homo floresiensis released by the Australian...

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2 comments:

  1. bertbaby5:52 AM

    There is more on this ongoing controversy about Homo floresiensis at www.floresgirl.com.

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  2. bertbaby5:52 AM

    There is more on this ongoing controversy about Homo floresiensis at www.floresgirl.com.

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