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Homo Floresiensis

The First Discovery

In 2003 a group of joint researchers from Indonesia and Australia, discovered LB-1. An almost complete female skeleton, one of a small proportion. Not, a girl but a full-grown female in the caves of Flores, Indonesia. The size of the brain and height of the skeletal remains found on the island (1/3 of a regular human and 3’6) led them to name this ground-breaking discovery the “Homo Floresiensis” (also known as a hobbit) after the place, in which it was founds. They lived about 3-5 million years ago. To this date a lot of information is left unanswered regarding culture and lifestyle of the Homo Floresiensis. We have had pictures throughout history or paintings leading scientists to interpret its meaning and culture of a past people, but not this species. Scientific Implications

The scientific implications? Well, you could argue a lot; but you can definitely say that science has come a long way in putting the pieces together of our history. However, the Homo Floresiensis has and will continue to baffle scientists. The Homo Floresiensis is a prime example of evolution, it’s not directly from a branch of the ape ancestors. However, while displaying human like qualities and being relatable to average humans, Neanderthals and being relatable to its ancestors.

Sources

Faulk, D., Hildebolt, C., Morwood, M., & Sutikna, T. (2005). The Brain of LB1, Homo Floresiensis. Science, 308(5719), 242-245. Retrieved November 19, 2018

Homo floresiensis. (2018, August 31). Retrieved from http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-floresiensis

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