Re: Homo floresiensis, teach the controversy ;-)


Jason Spaceman wrote:
From the article:
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Hobbit was one of us with a diseased brain, say scientists

By Mark Henderson, Science Editor

THE origins of the diminutive ancient human cousin nicknamed the "hobbit" are
again in question after scientists in the United States challenged the claim
that it constitutes a completely new species.

The discovery on an Indonesian island of bones of an 18,000-year-old creature
just over 3ft (1m) tall was hailed in 2004 as one of the most significant
fossil finds for 150 years. Analysis of Homo floresiensis's skeleton, and a
reconstruction of the brain, suggested that it represented a new branch of
humanity's family tree, a dwarf that had evolved from our ancestor Homo
erectus.

The fossils, from a specimen known as LB1 after the Liang Bua cave where it was
found, have become the subject of fierce controversy, a minority of scientists
arguing that it was a modern human who had microcephaly, a congenital disorder
that stunts brain growth.

Ahhh.

A Paleo-Fundamentalist

Stuart

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