The Man of Flores or the tale of the last Hobbits

The Man of Flores or the tale of the last Hobbits (2011)

January 1st, 20110h 52min

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March 2008. The renowned journal ‘Science’ publishes an article confirming that the human bones discovered in 2004 on the island of Flores in Indonesia are indeed those of a new species of man. These tiny men lived there just a few thousand years ago... Scientists have named this new cousin “Homo floresiensis”, the Man of Flores.


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