The men of Flores, nicknamed “Hobbits”, could still be alive, according to a

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A representation of a Homo floresiensis skull discovered on the island of Flores (Indonesia), at the Science Museum in London (United Kingdom), October 27, 2004. © Photo : STEPHEN HIRD / Archyde.com

Nicknamed “Hobbit”, this hominid measuring regarding 1 meter and weighing between 12 and 26 kg, would have lived between -100,000 and -60,000 years before our era on the island of Flores, in Indonesia. The species, thought to be extinct, may still be present, according to Canadian anthropologist Gregory Forth. He publishes a book to support this hypothesis, saying that Homo floresiensis would have been observed by the local population, with supporting evidence.

By Emile BENECH West-France