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  • September 2007

    • 'Hobbits' Were, Indeed, a Different Kind of Human

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Sep 21, 07 1:30 PM CDT

      'Hobbits' Were, Indeed, a Different Kind of Human

      (Newser) - A new study of three wrist bones from an 18,000-year-old fossil shows that the so-called hobbits of Indonesia were, indeed, a separate human species. When the bones were discovered in 2003, scientists trumpeted the find as evidence of a smaller species, Homo floresiensis. But skeptics argued that the hobbit, at 3 feet tall with a brain the size of a grapefruit, was in fact a human afflicted by microcephaly, a brain-shrinking disorder. More »

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      Indonesia  • archaeology  • fossil  • human evolution  • anthropology  • skeleton  • hobbits  • Homo erectus  • homo sapien

  • March 2007

    • Fossil Proves We're All African

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 14, 07 7:04 AM CDT

      Fossil Proves We're All African

      (Newser) - An ancient jawbone found in Morocco suggests that modern human ancestry emerged 100,000 years earlier than previously believed—and in Africa, rather than Europe. Until now, scientists believed that modern humans didn't emerge until 20,000 to 30,000 years ago. But the Moroccan bone is 160,000 years old, with teeth that show a lengthy childhood—indicating the ability to create a complex society. More »

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      Africa  • evolution  • fossil  • Morocco  • origins of humanity  • jawbone  • modern man  • homo sapien

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