Homo floresiensis was one of five hominin species ... defied expectations for a creature capable of tool manufacturing, hunting, and likely fire-making. Tools found scattered around the Liang ...

Are the bones of several tiny individuals from the island of Flores the newest addition to our family tree, or are they the remains of diseased humans only masquerading as an extinct species?

floresiensis at a cave in Flores, called Liang Bua, in 2003. A March study dated some hobbit bones to between 100,000 and 60,000 years old, and stone tools found at the site to 190,000 to 50,000 years ...

The astonishingly small adult limb bone discovered in Indonesia rekindles debates about modern humans' ancient relative, Homo floresiensis. The new find offers fresh insights into this diminutive ...