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The Observer's Science Editor has an update on the latest developments in Hobbit research - and how they might have been the first species out of Africa than the homo ... Read more..Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »
A new paper published in BMC Biology may possibly reconcile the small size of the Hobbit's brain with tool use - one of the arguments against the hobbit being a ... Read more..Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »
I got the press release last week but I was out in the field and unable to look through the material, but most of the major science news sites have ... Read more..Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Archaeologists | No Comments »
Congratulations to Dr. Kira Westaway for winning one of the Science Gongs for her research with the homo floresiensis. photo credit: Ryan Somma Hobbit researchers win science gong Sydney Morning Herald, 29 ... Read more..Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Wednesday Rojak | 1 Comment »
This week's rojak features the dying tradition of gong tuning in Vietnam, and a case of stolen tradition in a spat between Indonesia and Malaysia. And a special treat for ... Read more..Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Wednesday Rojak | No Comments »
Been a pretty busy last few weeks, hence my lack of regular posts and rojaks. This week's edition links to images of the Bujang Valley, a visit to Kampong Cham ... Read more..Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »
Yet another paper lends support to the idea that the Flores Hobbit is a seperate species and not a deformed human. This time, a study uses cladistics, or the comparison ... Read more..