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'Hobbits' Died Out Earlier, Researchers Say
Sad news for hobbit fans.Turns out, the diminutive species likely died out way earlier than previously thought.And researchers are suspicious that it might have been humans' fault.Homo floresiensis was a small species of the genus Homo that averaged around three-and-a-half feet tall.And while they were thought to live on the isle of Flores in Indonesia until around 12,000 years ago, new research suggests they died out around 50,000 years ago.
Researchers used clues from the soil to try and figure out the age of the hobbit bones they had found.The most recent discovery, published in the journal "Nature," shows that the layers of soil weren't evenly distributed which threw off the age estimate for the bones.Suspiciously hobbit extinction matches up with the arrival of modern humans on the global scene.Study co-author Matthew Tocheri told newsbeat social that they're trying to discover, "if modern humans reached flores earlier and possibly closer to the time that Homo floresiensis disappeared."For NewsBeat Social, I'm Molly Riehl.
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'Hobbits' Died Out Earlier, Researchers Say
Los "hobbits" se extinguieron antes, según los investigadores
"Хоббіти" вимерли раніше, кажуть дослідники
研究人员说，"哈比人 "早早就灭绝了
Sad news for hobbit fans.Turns out, the diminutive species likely died out way earlier than previously thought.And researchers are suspicious that it might have been humans' fault.Homo floresiensis was a small species of the genus Homo that averaged around three-and-a-half feet tall.And while they were thought to live on the isle of Flores in Indonesia until around 12,000 years ago, new research suggests they died out around 50,000 years ago.
Researchers used clues from the soil to try and figure out the age of the hobbit bones they had found.The most recent discovery, published in the journal "Nature," shows that the layers of soil weren't evenly distributed which threw off the age estimate for the bones.Suspiciously hobbit extinction matches up with the arrival of modern humans on the global scene.Study co-author Matthew Tocheri told newsbeat social that they're trying to discover, "if modern humans reached flores earlier and possibly closer to the time that Homo floresiensis disappeared."For NewsBeat Social, I'm Molly Riehl.
