March 4, 2005
Hobbits
BOFFINS have confirmed that a "hobbit" discovered on a remote Indonesian island is likely to be a new species of human.Posted by Ithildin at March 4, 2005 9:50 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHERemains of the 3ft-tall creature were found in a cave on the island of Flores, along with stone tools and evidence of fire.
The female specimen found is thought to have lived 18,000 years ago and has a mixture of traits from the early human ancestor Homo erectus and the modern day human.
Her husband obviously wouldn't stop and ask for directions!
Posted by: Ith at March 4, 2005 10:18 AM
But I thought Middle Earth was NZ not Indonesia :)
Posted by: caltechgirl at March 4, 2005 10:01 AM