The “hobbit” discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 is thought by some to be a new species of human. Now researchers have discovered that a nearby island was overrun by diminutive humans as recently as 1400 years ago – but despite their size these people clearly belonged to our species. Image: Ryan Somma
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