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Hobbits walked out of Africa

By T.K. Randall
August 21, 2009 · Comment icon 0 comments

Image Credit: Ryan Somma
A new study has revealed that the hobbit-like Homo floresiensis may have not only been a genuine ancestor to modern humans but would have been the first human-like creature to have come out of Africa.
The identity of the tiny human-like creature discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2004 has become clearer -- and more astonishing -- thanks to a new analysis by Australian and Indonesian scientists.


Source: The Australian News | Comments (0)




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