Homo floresiensis, a species of humans dubbed “Hobbits” for their short stature ... 2003 at the Liang Bua cave on Indonesia’s island of Flores, after which they are named.

Researchers have debated how the hobbits – named Homo floresiensis after the remote Indonesian island of Flores – evolved to be so small and where they fall in the human evolutionary story.

Whispers of “ape-men” sightings on Indonesia’s Flores Island hint at ancient humans ... Forth speculates the “Hobbits” may have lived until 100 years ago, or even now, challenging ...

Are the bones of several tiny individuals from the island of Flores the newest addition to our family tree, or are they the remains of diseased humans only masquerading as an extinct species?