A 700,000-year-old fragment of an adult humerus uncovered in 2013 has recently been classified as belonging to an early representative of a species once colorfully described as 'hobbits'. Smaller than ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A fragment of a hip bone from the newly discovered P. robustus skeleton from Swartkrans, South ...

A 700,000-year-old fragment of arm bone has shed light on the origins of the early human species known as the "hobbit". The tiny piece of bone is from an early hobbit (Homo floresiensis) individual, ...

SWARTKRANS CAVE, SOUTH AFRICA—Live Science reports that bones from one of the smallest human ancestors, who lived two million years ago, were retrieved from the Swartkrans Cave in South Africa’s ...

One of the smallest human relatives ever found has been unearthed in South Africa. Standing just 3 feet, 4.5 inches (1.03 meters) tall, the adult Paranthropus robustus, who died 2 million years ago, ...