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- science
- cross-posted to:
- science
Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet (1.07 meters) tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.”
Now a new study suggests ancestors of the hobbits were even slightly shorter.
“We did not expect that we would find smaller individuals from such an old site,” study co-author Yousuke Kaifu of the University of Tokyo said in an email.
Most people have Neanderthal dna, I’m sure my family has these ancestors, given how many people make short jokes.
I’m the national average I swear! Everyone is just a giant!