More on the Hobbit

An article laying out an argument against the hominid found in Indonesia a couple of years ago, named tentatively Homo floresensis and christened 'the Hobbit' has appeared in Science magazine this week, emphasizing the unlikeness of somebody with such a tiny brain (microcephaly) being able to make sophisticated stone tools.

First, some news stories

• Elizabeth Culotta in Science | How the Hobbit Shrugged: Tiny Hominid's Story Takes New Turn
• Deborah Smith in the Sydney Morning Herald | Hobbit a species or a deformed human?
• Paul Rincon in the BBC News | 'Hobbit' stirs scientific clash

Here's what folks are saying:

• Anthony Cagle on Archaeoblog | Whoops!
• Kelly Hale on Anthropology.net | Yet more news from the Hobbit front
• John Hawks | Martin versus Falk on microcephaly
• Observer on The Melting Glacier | The Danger of Hyping 'Hobbits'
• Carl Zimmer in the Loom | Jakob the Hobbit

And for those folks who've been out of the loop, here's some background

• Little Lady of Flores
• Further Fossil Finds
• Hobbit Controversy Continues
• Whatever Happened to the Hobbit?