Insular dwarfism, an evolutionary phenomenon where species on isolated islands become smaller than their mainland counterparts, also affected humans. Homo floresiensis, discovered in Liang Bua cave in Indonesia, represents a human species that evolved to stand just over 3 feet tall with brains the size of a grapefruit, yet possessed large feet and demonstrated high intelligence through fire control, stone tool crafting, and elephant hunting 50,000 years ago.
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Insular Dwarfism Part 2: The 3-Foot Humans ๐#science #evolutionAdded:
Insular dwarfism part two, island evolution didn't just shrink animals, it also shrunk humans. Meet Homo floresiensis.
Homo Homo floresiensis Homo Meet Homo floresiensis. Deep inside Indonesia's cave, archaeologists uncovered at least nine individual hobbits who lived 50,000 years ago.
Fully grown, they just stood 3 ft tall and the brains the size of grapefruit.
They also had exceptionally large feet for their relatively shorter legs, which is why scientists nicknamed them hobbits. Yet, charcoal layers in the cave proved they controlled fire and crafted advanced stone tools and successfully hunted those cat-sized elephants from part one. Follow for more.
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