One-meter-tall humans? It sounds incredible, something out of a Tolkien fantasy. But two decades ago, scientists discovered an ancient species of tiny humans. The hobbit-sized hominins lived on the ...

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WASHINGTON — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.” Now a new ...

The discovery of Homo floresiensis, often termed a hobbit, confused a lot of people. Not only was it tiny in stature, but it shared some features with both Homo erectus and earlier Australopithecus ...

A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a “hobbit” who lived around 700,000 years ago.

Following uncovered fossils in Indonesia, a new study on Tuesday suggested that ancestors of the so-called "hobbits" were even smaller than previously believed, according to the Nature Communications.

This photo provided by Yousuke Kaifu shows an arm bone fragment excavated on the Indonesia island of Flores. New research suggests ancestors of an early human species nicknamed “hobbits” were even ...

A long time ago, on the island of Flores in Indonesia, there lived strange, small-statured humans who dwelled among giant storks and shrunken elephants. But after two decades of research, and no small ...