New twist in Hobbit-human debate

New twist in Hobbit-human debate

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An Australian team claims the little people were not a new human species, but modern humans with a form of dwarfism caused by poor nutrition.

In 2004, international researchers announced the discovery of the ancient remains in the Liang Bua Cave.

There has been debate since then over whether the bones are from diseased humans or a new human "cousin".

The latest theory, published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, claims the Hobbits were true humans,

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The Hobbit People was just a name given them by the finders. This is still interesting though. There is little evidence to back up that these people were full groan humans but perhaps some day there will be. Dwarfism does exist, so perhaps this is an early form of it that was found.

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