Adding to the surprise, the 3-foot tall female was dated back to only 18,000 years ago making it contemporary with modern man on the island. The size of the small skull and the tiny brain contained within also amazed scientists. This new species was barely three feet tall as an adult and their body structure resembled older, ancestral forms of man.
The skeleton of this new species was found in a limestone cave and the miniature size of the adult female surprised veteran scientists. The remains of a new dwarf human species have been found on the Indonesian Island of Flores. Wire story about Homo floriensis or Flores Woman, Scientists Discover Prehistoric Hobbit.
