Homo floresiensis

This month marks the golden jubilee of a watershed event in the history of this nation that should cause all Australians to pause and reflect.

homo floresiensis – Kennis&Kennis Reconstructions

Several teeth from an adult and children, and the fossilised mandible of a diminutive species of early human that lived 700 000 years ago have been discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores. It is thought to be the direct ancestor of the Hobbit of Flores, the 1.1 metre tall human species that lived around 50 000 years ago.

Homo floresiensis ("Flores Man"; nicknamed "hobbit") is an extinct species in the genus Homo. The remains of an individual that would have stood about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) in height were discovered in 2003 at Liang Bua on the island of Flores in Indonesia.

Homo floresiensis or the Hobbit, found on Flores, Indonesia in the distant past. Description from pinterest.com. I searched for this on bing.com/images

Researchers are constantly unlocking new clues about our origins, but in the meantime, here are some fascinating early human facts that any anthropology nerd will enjoy!

A couple of years ago a TV producer asked me to create a few reconstructions of Homo floresiensis, popularly known as the “hobbit of Flores island” for a documentary film. They wanted the images to…

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