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Thursday, March 03, 2005

Hobbit Wars

Here's the latest on the controversies, both professional and personal, swirling around the discovery of "hobbit" remains on the island of Flores in Indonesia. New species or not? We report -- you decide.

UPDATE:

AP reports that

Scientists working with powerful imaging computers say the spectacular "Hobbit" fossil recently discovered in Indonesia had distinctive brain features that could justify its classification as a separate — and tiny — human ancestor.

Perhaps.

Read it here.

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