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Flores Man (The Hobbit)

News Reports, Articles and Information about Homo floresiensis

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Discovered in 2004 on the island of Flores in Indonesia, the hominin creature known as Flores man or The Hobbit has remained a subject of controversy ever since.

1. The Little Lady of Flores

An introduction to the Indonesian site of Liang Bua, where skeletal remains of a very controversial little people have been found.

2. Liang Bua Cave (Indonesia)

Liang Bua Cave is the site where the possible new hominin species called Flores Man was found. Here's a description of the site and findings to date

3. Further Fossil Finds at Flores

H. floresiensis skull, Liang Bua Cave, IndonesiaPeter Brown
New excavations at the Liang Bua Cave on the island of Flores in Indonesia have recovered additional specimens of the human ancestor known as Flores Man; or more often the Hobbit.

4. Is Flores a Deformed Human?

Homo floresiensis (Liang Bua Cave, Indonesia) and a modern human skullPeter Brown
A recent article in PNAS argues that the Homo floresiensis skeletal materials represent a deformed Homo sapiens, not a new species.

5. Bibliography of Flores Man

Scientific articles on the discovery and controversy over the hobbit.

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