Aoshi Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 [scientists have discovered a new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world. The one-metre- (3ft) tall species - dubbed "the Hobbit" - lived on Flores Island until at least 12,000 years ago. The fact that little people feature in the legends of modern Flores islanders suggests we might have to take tales of Leprechauns and Yeti more seriously. Details of the sensational find are described in the journal Nature. The whole idea that you need a particular brain size to do anything intelligent is completely blown away by this findDr Henry Gee, NatureAustralian archaeologists unearthed the bones while digging at a site called Liang Bua, one of numerous limestone caves on Flores. The remains of the partial skeleton were found at a depth of 5.9m (19ft). At first, the researchers thought it was the body of a child. But further investigation revealed otherwise. Wear on the teeth and growth lines on the skull confirm it was an adult. Features of the pelvis identify it as female and a leg bone confirms that it walked upright like we do. "When we got the dates back from the skeleton and we found out how young it was, one anthropologist working with us said it must be wrong because it had so many archaic [primitive] traits," said co-discoverer Mike Morwood, associate professor of archaeology at the University of New England, Australia.] This is funny the picture they gave of how they looked was similiar to gollum,Now im waiting till they find bigfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf2_ryu Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 yea for hobbits! there so tiny i jjust wanna kick them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeval Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 This may also be of interest:http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20041025/hobbit.html Definitely cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S.D Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 I'll be damned! We might find some elves too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuken Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 aren't they just midgets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S.D Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 You mean dwarves? And your sig is flocking unnerving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuken Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 off topic: i think it's time to change sig, i've been using this for too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 aren't they just midgets?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> The proper term is little people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random guy Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 (edited) This is funny the picture they gave of how they looked was similiar to gollum,Now im waiting till they find bigfoot <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you'll remember back to a few months ago (although it may have been before your time), somebody posted an article in which they HAD found bigfoot, or at least a yeti. Rather they were albino gorrillas but considering how rare they are these creatures could no doubt be the fabled yetis (in the same way that manitees were the real "mermaids". Edited November 25, 2004 by random guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf2_ryu Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 (edited) aren't they just midgets?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> The proper term is little people.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> or u can call them hobbits and ask them if they're on the way to mt. mordor! Edited November 25, 2004 by sf2_ryu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuken Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 or tell them not to put on their ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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