https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160629165910.htm
Fire discovery sheds new light on ‘hobbit’ demise
The plot thickens in the mystery of the hobbit’s demise, with new evidence narrowing the time gap between modern humans and hobbits at Liang Bua
…The story of the hobbit starts in 2003, when an international team of researchers, including those from UOW, uncovered the remains of a previously unknown species of small-statured hominins at Liang Bua. Homo floresiensis, affectionately dubbed ‘the hobbit’ for her tiny one-metre stature, would rewrite history books, capture imaginations around the world and go on to be dubbed ‘the scientific find of the century’….
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