The real-life 'Hobbits' survived on an Indonesian island for thousands of years, until a long drought may have drove them away
- For more than a million years, a small ancient human relative survived quietly on the volcanic island of Flores in Indonesia.
- Then, around 50,000 years ago, this tiny hominin known as Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the hobbit because of its small stature, disappeared entirely, leaving behind one of the most puzzling mysteries in human evolution.
- Scientists have now built the most detailed climate record yet for the region where these ancient humans once lived, and the evidence points toward a long and severe drought as a likely trigger.
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- For more than a million years, a small ancient human relative survived quietly on the volcanic island of Flores in Indonesia.
- Then, around 50,000 years ago, this tiny hominin known as Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the hobbit because of its small stature, disappeared entirely, leaving behind one of the most puzzling mysteries in human evolution.
- Scientists have now built the most detailed climate record yet for the region where these ancient humans once lived, and the evidence points toward a long and severe drought as a likely trigger.
Sources: Times of India