Ancient Indonesian 'Hobbits' Were Not Homo Sapiens - Study

Ancient Indonesian 'Hobbits' Were Not Homo Sapiens - Study

04:36 17.02.2016(updated 04:54 17.02.2016)

A claim from French researchers that enigmatic “hobbits” - tiny people that lived on an Indonesian island thousands of years ago - were not Homo sapiens has split the scientific world, fueling discussion over the nature of these mysterious creatures.

The dwarf people, named Homo floresiensis, after the island of Flores in Indonesia where they were discovered, were about one meter tall and weighed some 25 kilos. The unique hominids are believed to have walked the island over 15,000 years ago.

Since the first detection of the so-called hobbits in 2003, scientists from around the world have put forward contradicting theories of the genesis of the miniature people.

​One major conjecture suggests that the Flores species were initially representatives of Homo erectus, but evolved into a sub-species as a result of a process known as “insular dwarfing.” The process suggests that once animals get into an isolated environment with limited resources, such as food, they gradually downsize over time to survive.

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