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Articles related to Homo floresiensis
Cover Story:
Hobbit Saga Highlights a Science in Crisis
The latest salvo in the ongoing Homo floresiensis battle has placed the science of human evolution in deep conceptual crisis. |
Feature:
Big Questions about Little Hominins
The discovery of diminutive human fossils in Indonesia has challenged paradigms in human evolution – and has therefore been highly controversial. How strong is the evidence that Homo floresiensis is a separate species and not a stunted modern human? |
Simon Says:
Of Hobbits and Hoodies
The main critic of the view that a now-extinct human species inhabited the island of Flores has a good record for media coverage but not so good for scientific judgements that bear scrutiny. |