Flores - Wikipedia
WEBFlores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Administratively, it forms the largest island in the East Nusa Tenggara Province.
Homo floresiensis - Wikipedia
WEBHomo floresiensis (/ f l ɔːr ˈ ɛ z iː ˌ ɛ n. s ɪ s / also known as "Flores Man" or "Hobbit" after the fictional species) is an extinct species of small archaic human that inhabited the island of Flores, Indonesia, until the arrival of modern humans about 50,000 years ago.
Human 'hobbit' ancestor may be hiding in Indonesia, new …
WEBApr 25, 2022 · Between about 700,000 years ago and 60,000 years ago, a diminutive early human walked the island of Flores, in what is now Indonesia.
On Flores Island, Do "Ape-Men" Still Exist? - SAPIENS
WEBApr 26, 2023 · Islanders have long claimed Flores Island ape-men, similar to fossils of Homo floresiensis, survive. An anthropologist investigates why.
Hobbit-Like Human Ancestor Found in Asia - National Geographic
WEBOct 26, 2004 · Australian and Indonesian researchers discovered bones of the miniature humans in a cave on Flores, an island east of Bali and midway between Asia and Australia. Scientists have determined that...
Flores | Culture, Wildlife & Landscape | Britannica
WEBAug 11, 2024 · The indigenous people are mainly of mixed Malay-Papuan ancestry, more Malay in the west, more Papuan elsewhere, making the island a transitional area. Coastal settlers reflect immigration from many areas: there are Bimanese, Sumbanese, Sumbawanese, Buginese, Makasarese, Solorese, Minangkabau, and Javanese-Chinese at different sites on the coast ...
Pygmy people in Indonesia not related to 'hobbit' but evolved …
WEBAug 2, 2018 · Two lineages of short humans on the Indonesian island of Flores evolved separately tens of thousands of years apart, according to the DNA of pygmy people living today.
Homo floresiensis: The curious case of the hobbit and what its ... - CNN
WEBSep 2, 2023 · Their island was home to a now-lost ecosystem of dwarfed elephants called stegodons that stood 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) high, colossal 2-meter-tall (6.6-foot-tall) storks, Komodo dragons and giant...
Ten Years On, the Flores “Hobbit” Remains an Evolutionary Puzzle
WEBOct 22, 2014 · Back in 2004, a team led by archaeologists Mike Morwood and Peter Brown announced the discovery of a three-foot-tall hominin skeleton with an exceptionally small stature and skull, found in Liang...
The Hunt for the Ancient ’Hobbit’s’ Modern Relatives
WEBAug 2, 2018 · Uncovered in the gaping Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, the female hominin would have stood just 3.5 feet tall in life. But she wasn't a youngster, and it soon became clear...