Flores Hobbit-Like Human Picture Gallery

Hobbit-Like Human Picture Gallery: Photo of floresiensis and sapien skulls
Hobbit-Like Human Picture Gallery: Photo of homo floresiensis skull
Hobbit-Like Human Picture Gallery: Scientist photographs skull
Hobbit-Like Human Picture Gallery: Flores man after a hunt
Hobbit-Like Human Picture Gallery: Map of Discovery Location
Hobbit-Like Human Picture Gallery: Evolution and dispersal of genus Homo
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Hobbit-Like Human Picture Gallery: Photo of floresiensis and sapien skulls
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A male Homo floresiensis returns from the hunt. Found on the island of Flores in Indonesia, these ancient humans grew no taller than a three-year-old modern-human child. Their small size led scientists to nickname the species "hobbits," after the tiny Lord of the Rings characters. The first such individual found was female. Since then at least seven individuals have been found, including males.

The archaeological find will be featured in a National Geographic Channel program to air in early 2005.

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Photo gallery by Chelsea Lane-Miller
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