The 'hobbits' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species nicknamed the "hobbit," a new study finds.

#Homo floresiensis laid low by drought 50,000 years ago?

#Flores #LiangBua #climate

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Great work team! #Austronesian #ShellMidden #Pottery #Farming #Sedentism #Expansion #LiangBua

Back to looking at these little guys 😍 #Rats #LiangBua #HappyPlace