In October 2004, tiny human fossils which were assumed to be hobbit’s were discovered in Flores, Indonesia. According to The Guardian:
“Remains of the one metre-tall (3ft) creatures were found in a cave on the island alongside some tools and evidence of a fire. One specimen, a female dubbed LB1, is thought to have lived 18,000 years ago when the island was home to other bizarre animals, including elephants the size of ponies, over-sized rats and giant lizards that would dwarf the three metre-long Komodo dragons living there now.”
The description might be a bit too bizarre, as some scientists argued that the hobbit was actually none other than a modern human suffered from microcephaly. You can read the complete article here.
Those who do not hold this view, however, have their explanation. Dean Falk of the Department of Anthropology at Florida State University had done a thorough analysis on the hobbit’s brain, and it proves the brain to be different than any others.
“It’s unique. It has advanced features that span the entire brain, which suggest the original discoverers were quite correct that this is a new species of human,” she said. She never speculated whether it had language, but was certain that the creature had been able to use basic tools.
These creatures, also known as Homo Floresiensis, could possibly be the descendant of Homo erectus which evolved into hobbits in order to survive against the limited supplies on Flores after reaching the island from the sea. Though Flores history has proven that creatures had existed there since 95,000 to 13,000 years ago, one cannot be sure about the chance whether these hobbits might still dwell there in south-east Asia.
This has been originally posted here on March 11, 2005
