The discovery of Homo floresiensis: Tales of the hobbit (original) (raw)

In 2004, researchers announced the discovery of Homo floresiensis, a small relative of modern humans that lived as recently as 18,000 years ago. The ‘hobbit’ is now considered the most important hominin fossil in a generation. Here, the scientists behind the find tell its story.

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Callaway, E. The discovery of Homo floresiensis: Tales of the hobbit.Nature 514, 422–426 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/514422a

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• Published: 22 October 2014
• Issue date: 23 October 2014
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/514422a

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