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...sure it has to be a species distinct from us,” Hill said in an interview on Wednesday. “There is speculation that it could be a diseased human, but this is nothing like that.” The existence of Homo floresiensis??the technical name for the hobbit species—has called into question previous assumptions about the relationship between absolute brain size and intelligence. Discoveries of stone tools and signs of controlled fires are evidence of comparable intelligence between this species and homo sapiens...

Author: By Matthew R. Tierney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Prof Investigates ‘Hobbit’ Findings | 10/14/2005 | See Source »

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