Hobbits went Out of Africa a million years earlier?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

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..

Explaining the hobbit’s small brain

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..

Is it official now? Hobbits as a new species.

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..

Hobbit researcher wins science gong

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 Rojak #64 – The stolen and fading traditions edition

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 Rojak #63

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..

Hobbits from a seperate branch?

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..



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