Post by stonerkid on Oct 21, 2014 11:21:53 GMT -5
The discovery of a tiny species of human 10 years ago has transformed theories of human evolution.
Prof Roberts says the discovery of a completely different species of human on the Indonesian Island of Flores that lived until relatively recently, "put paid to this cosy status quo in one fell swoop".
There are many puzzles that remain about the Hobbit. The female skeleton was 1m (3ft) high and was a very primitive form of human. Her brain was about the size of a chimpanzee, yet there is evidence that she used stone tools.
Dr Henry Gee, the manuscript editor who decided to publish the paper in the journal Nature, said that it gradually dawned on him just how important the discovery was.
"It is the biggest paper I have been involved with,"
full article in the link below
www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29665829
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