"Hobbit" fossil debates continues

I'm sorry but ONE skeleton would not constitute a a new race, though I'm no geologist, or human biologist. That one skeleton could be someone from a small family, and then developed dwarfism or other types of deceases... A list of different deseases that is necessary in understanding growth disfunctions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achondroplasia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcephaly To further prove my point if you look at the average female hight in Indonesia it is 147.0 cm (4' 10.0") in adults 50+ and 151.3 cm (4' 11.6") adults aged 19-23. Now imag... [More]

I'm sorry but ONE skeleton would not constitute a a new race, .... . Though the odd thing about this occurance is that it was in fact soley this one skeleton that was there. ... G3N0M3 You're right, it could be cause from disease or inherent genetic factors, but they found more than one and still haven't resolved the debate on it... wiki: Homo floresiensis "Parts of seven other individuals (LB3–LB9; the most complete is LB6), all diminutive, have been recovered..." ---- One more thing, just to note, brain or skull size does not determine intelligence...