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An extinct human relative lived on Flores

Homo floresiensis was a small-bodied human relative found on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003. Fossil remains date to about 100,000–60,000 years ago. Its nickname, “the Hobbit,” reflects its small size.

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OpenStax · Introduction to Anthropology · The Emergence of Us: The Archaic Homo ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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