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10/30/2004:

"Archaeologists discover real home of the human hobbit"

A miniature cousin of modern Man discovered on a remote island could explain myths of dwarves and elves

THE remains of a diminutive cousin of modern Man, nicknamed “the hobbit”, that lived only 12,000 years ago have been unearthed by scientists, in a spectacular find that rewrites the story of human evolution.

The discovery on a remote Indonesian island shows that Homo sapiens shared the Earth with more primitive relatives not long before the dawn of recorded history, and suggests a tantalising explanation for the myths of elves, dwarves and "wild men of the woods" that are popular all over the world.

Full Article : timesonline.co.uk