“Hobbits” May Actually Be Early Human Ancestor, New Research Shows
New research upends the theory that hobbits were more closely related to non-human species. Katrina KennyRendering ofHomo floresiensis . While J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Hobbitwas most certainly a oeuvre of fiction , new research suggests that “ hobbit ” may have more in common with us humans than previously cerebrate . Indeed , researcher at the Australian National University have concluded that the 3.7 - foot - tallHomo floresiensis — the scientific name of the “ hobbit ” mintage — percentage more characteristic withHomo habilis , the most ancient human ancestor , than it doesHomo erectus , an former hominid distinct from the human mintage ....