BBC:
Scientists are to present new evidence that the tiny human species dubbed “The Hobbit” may not be what it seems.Follow @newleyThe researchers say their findings strongly support an idea that the 1m- (3ft-) tall female skeleton from Indonesia is a diseased modern human.
Their claims have been aired in a BBC Horizon programme screened on Thursday.
The Hobbit’s discoverers are adamant it is an entirely separate human species, which evolved a small size in isolation on its remote island home of Flores.
