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Did a Drying Climate Doom the Hobbits?

Did a Drying Climate Doom the Hobbits?

The small-bodied ancient humans nicknamed “hobbits” lived on the island of Flores until they disappeared around 50,000 years ago. A new study points to a possible cause of their extinction: climate change that reduced rainfall and dried up freshwater sources

Yonat Eshchar, PhD
calendar 23.12.2025
reading-time 8 minutes
Science Panorama Archaeology and Paleontology
The Hobbit, or to the Origins of Human Evolution and Back Again

The Hobbit, or to the Origins of Human Evolution and Back Again

Twenty years ago fossils of dwarfed humans were discovered on an island in Indonesia. Researchers continue to debate how these hominins arrived there and where they fit in our evolutionary history. Recent findings have only added complexity to the picture.

Yonat Eshchar, PhD
calendar 11.11.2024
reading-time 13 minutes