The Mystery of the Hobbit

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The Mystery of the Hobbit
California Academy of Sciences - California Academy of Sciences
Two biological anthropologists try lifting the veil obscuring one of paleoanthropology's intriguing mysteries in this light-hearted debate: who was the hobbit? Found on an obscure island, the tiny, small-brained, big-footed, ‘Homo florensiencsis,’ or ‘the hobbit,’ is unlike any other discovery. Where did this being come from, and who are its ancestors? This program is jointly sponsored by the Leakey Foundation and the California Academy of Sciences.