A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a "hobbit" who lived around 700,000 years ...

The discovery of a 700,000-year-old arm bone fossil and two teeth on the Indonesian island of Flores is shedding light on how the tiny, now-extinct human Homo floresiensis evolved.

Arm bone of small ‘hobbit’ human that lived hundreds of thousands of years ago discovered on Indonesian island By . Brie Stimson, Fox News. Published Aug. 7, 2024, 6:34 a.m. ET.

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not what scientists believed they were, new research finds. Instead, they are ...

Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 08 / 240806131156.htm.

The finds help shed some light on H. floresiensis ’ mysterious origins.For instance, from the same site as the arm bone, researchers found two small teeth. And since one tooth resembled that of early ...

Researchers who studied fragments of a humerus, or upper arm bone, that were found on the same island in 2013 now say earlier relatives were 2.4 inches shorter and existed since at least 700,000 ...

The partial upper arm bone (humerus) found at the site. (Image credit: Yosuke Kaifu) "Adult bones leave traces of metabolism (we call it remodeling for bones) more than those of children," Kaifu said.

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not what scientists believed they were, new research finds. Instead, they are ...

Fossils remains suggest an early human species nicknamed “hobbits” had ancestors who were even shorter, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature. The extinct Homo ...

The discovery of a 700,000-year-old arm bone fossil and two teeth on the Indonesian island of Flores is shedding light on how the tiny, now-extinct human Homo floresiensis evolved.