Scientists on the island of Flores, Indonesia, have discovered a fragment of a bone belonging to the ancestors of Homo Floresiensis, more commonly known as real life hobbits.

These bones show the ancestor of the Indonesian hobbits, which date back 700 000 years, are even smaller than previously thought – measuring only 100cm tall.

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Produced By: Ben Fragiadakis

Featured In Story: Dr Gerrit van den Bergh, Senior Lecturer School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences – University of Wollongong

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 7 August 2024