Topic: Paleoanthropology
Hobbit ancestors once colonized Indonesia island
Reuters Life! Online Report
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ancestors of a hobbit-like species of humans may have colonized the Indonesian island of Flores as far back as a million years ago, much earlier than thought, according to a new study published Thursday. These early ancestors, or hominins, were previously thought to have arrived on the ...
'Hobbit' island colonised much earlier than thought
AFP Global Edition
Flores, the Indonesian island where skeletal remains of famous "hobbit hominids" were found in 2003, was colonised by humans much earlier than thought, scientists said on Wednesday. Humans settled in Flores around a million years ago, at least 120,000 years sooner than previously estimated, they reported in the journal ...
Smithsonian opens $21M human evolution hall
AP Features
Smithsonian's Natural History museum opens $21 million permanent exhibit on human evolutionThe Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is opening a new permanent exhibit exploring human evolution over 6 million years. The nearly $21 million Hall of Human Origins opens Wednesday. It will include more than 285 fossils ...
Piltdown Man ? Most Influential Hoax
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In 1912 Charles Dawson an amateur British archaeologist discovered the first skull of apparently primitive hominid, ancestor of man - Piltdown man or Eoanthropus dawsoni in the Piltdown quarry of Sussex, England. The finding was exquisitely unique as the skull was expected to be the fossilised remains of a concealed form ...
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