Study reveals Homo floresiensis was a scavenger, not a hunter, challenging assumptions about the 'hobbit' species
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Kristina Killgrove
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Archaeological analysis of Homo floresiensis ("hobbits") reveals they were scavengers rather than hunters, feeding on dwarf elephants after Komodo dragons had taken the best parts. This finding challenges the long-held assumption that this extinct human species, which lived on Flores island from at least 700,000 years ago, hunted big game. The species, discovered in 2003, stood about 3 feet 6 inches tall with small brains, large teeth, and big feet.
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· 3 pulledThe diminutive, now-extinct humans known as the 'hobbits' were scavengers who dined on dwarf elephants after Komodo dragons took the best cuts, archaeologists have discovered.
The finding upends the assumption that Homo floresiensis, a human species that arrived on the Indonesian island of Flores at least 700,000 years ago, hunted big game.
First discovered in 2003, H. floresiensis has been nicknamed the hobbit because of its small size, averaging around 3 feet, 6 inches (106 centimeters) tall, along with its small brain, large teeth and big feet.
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