An article in Significance on the evidence that 'hobbit man' was a separate species of man has been widely covered in the world media.
Coverage included the Daily Telegraph, Scientific Computing and the Sydney Morning Herald. Bones discovered in 2004 on the Indonesian island of Flores were reported as belonging to a previously unknown species of early human. Dubbed 'hobbit man' due to its small height, the findings sparked controversy with some suggesting that the bones were from a known early human that had been dwarfed by disease.
Statistical analysis American scientists William Jungers and Karen Baab, however, provide support for the theory that the bones do come from a hitherto undiscovered early human.
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