Why Homo Floresiensis May Still Be Around with Dr. Gregory Forth

Why Homo Floresiensis May Still Be Around with Dr. Gregory Forth

Author: John Michael Godier August 26, 2026 Duration: 52:33

Why the Flores Hobbit May Still Be Alive...In 2003 on the island of Flores in Indonesia something was discovered that was both surprising and mysterious. A previously undiscovered hominoid related closely to modern humans. Termed at the time a hobbit, this species lived on Flores Island until modern humans arrived sometime around 50,000 years ago. The problem with the find is that skeletons of Homo Floresiensis are very sparse, with only nine individuals known, and most evidence coming from a single find site located in a single cave. It’s since been determined that Homo Floresiensis was an early species of Homo, but a sister species of homo habilis, as opposed to being examples of unusual modern humans. Just how long after the arrival of modern humans homo floresiensis survived is hotly debated, but it has been advanced that they may have still been around as recently as 12,000 years ago. That’s getting really recent for another hominoid other than homo sapiens. But that’s all based on limited paleontological evidence, what of evidence from anthropology?

The discovery of Homo floresiensis: Tales of the hobbithttps://www.nature.com/articles/514422a


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