possible human cousins, were recently found on an Indonesian island. The 700,000 year-old hominins may be the ancestors of the 18,000-year-old Homo Floresiensis, or "hobbit fossils," also found in ...

Liang Bua cave is the only other place where hobbit fossils have been found. The disparity in size between the two could point to natural variation, as seen within modern human populations ...

Many questions about the diminutive species remain unanswered, but now, newly examined fossils—including the smallest adult ...

in cu cm): 360-370 (slightly smaller than a male chimp's) SPECIAL FEATURES: oldest known hominin; set apart from other fossil apes by smaller canines, thicker and larger cheek teeth, and more ...

Discoveries in the past two decades have added new branches to the human family tree, including species such as the hobbit-like Homo ... a collection of humanlike fossils that have defied ...