New “hobbit” bones on Flores Island bolster separate species claim
New Scientist Breaking News - New “hobbit” bones bolster separate species claim: “Newly discovered bones have strengthened claims that small human-like “hobbits” roamed Indonesia as recently as 12,000 years ago.
The bones come from Liang Bu, the same site on the island of Flores where the first found was made. The skull of a small female hominin, labelled LB1, was found in 2003 and announced a year ago.
The new finds include the right arm bones of LB1, plus a jawbone and several limb bones from others of the same species. “We now have evidence for at least nine individuals,” says Michael Morwood of the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia, who is head of the excavation team.”
This is today’s most important world news story. We’re going from two species genus homo sharing the planet in the last 30,000 years to three — that’s a fifty percent increase. Not only that, it’s the difference between homo sap being one of a pair of species, and homo sap being one of a few species of genus homo.
The scientific principle of mediocrity at work again: we’re looking less and less special every day.
Did the Flores people have souls?
Are they in Purgatory with Dante’s other noble ancients?
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