Remains of New Species of Hobbit-Sized Human Found

[M. Beaux-Eaux]

By Patricia Reaney

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.

The partial skeleton of Homo floresiensis, found in a cave on the island of Flores, is of an adult female that was a meter (3 feet) tall, had a chimpanzee-sized brain and was substantially different from modern humans.

It shared the isolated island to the east of Java with miniature elephants and Komodo dragons. The creature walked upright, probably evolved into its dwarf size because of environmental conditions and coexisted with modern humans in the region for thousands of years.

- news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&u=/nm/20041027/sc_nm/science_hominid_dc_1&printer=1

[Habs_fan_in_LA]

M. said:

By Patricia Reaney

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.

The partial skeleton of Homo floresiensis, found in a cave on the island of Flores, is of an adult female that was a meter (3 feet) tall, had a chimpanzee-sized brain and was substantially different from modern humans.

It shared the isolated island to the east of Java with miniature elephants and Komodo dragons. The creature walked upright, probably evolved into its dwarf size because of environmental conditions and coexisted with modern humans in the region for thousands of years.

- news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&u=/nm/20041027/sc_nm/science_hominid_dc_1&printer=1

Montreal Canadiens attemped to secure the rights to the Hobbit to play with Locke, RIbeiro, Koivu and Bouillion.Hobbit will be sent to Djurgden to sharpen his skills until the strike is settled.

;D

[Habs_fan_in_LA]

After reading the article carefully, I am amazed at how much detail is inferred by scientists.
Brain size.


The assumption is made that greater brain size (cranial capacity) indicates higher intelligence. By that standard, Saint Bernards must be smarter than German Shepards. Whales must be more intelligent than humans. (This is true in the case of Shamu and Bettman). The LA Lakers must be more intelligent than the Montreal Canadiens (let's not go there).
A million years from now some scientist will dig up the remains of Shaquille O'Neal and Francis Bouillion and conclude that a race called the NBA supplanted a race called the NHL and forced them into extinction under the leadership of a turncoat, Gary Bettman.

[MC Habber]

An island of miniature people who hunted miniature elephants? Sounds like something out of a fairy tale.

It's interesting that "local legends tell of hobbit-like creatures existing on islands long ago."