A new facial approximation offers insight into one of humankind's extinct relatives, Homo floresiensis.
Obi-Wan is clearly inferior in this instance, both in skill and stature.
There are links out there for a concise epub version. I know that people say it's frowned upon to use those links. But, like you said, it's been years. Don't think it's gonna happen. The full epub is great.
See the face of the 'Hobbit,' an extinct human relative
By Jennifer Nalewicki
In 2003, archaeologists discovered human-like skeletal remains inside a cave in Indonesia. Upon closer inspection, they determined that the individual — most likely female — had an abnormally small head and was of short stature, standing only 3 feet, 6 inches (106 centimeters). Due to the individual's hobbit-like characteristics, which differed from those of known hominins, researchers classified the individual as Homo floresiensis, a smaller offshoot of Homo erectus, an extinct human ancestor.
Now, a new facial approximation offers a glimpse of what this individual, nicknamed "the hobbit," may have looked like when it lived on the Indonesian island of Flores approximately 18,000 years ago.
When creating facial approximations, forensic artists often rely on a blend of scans of the individual skull and data points collected from human donor skulls to conduct a process known as "positioning of soft tissue
Iraq has successfully recovered over 23,000 archaeological pieces during the past three years, with many of them being distributed between the US and Britain, according to Ahmed Al-Alyawi, who heads the House of Manuscripts body. Al-Alyawi, who is also a spokesperson of Iraq’s Culture Ministry, also...
Iraq has successfully recovered over 23,000 archaeological pieces during the past three years, with many of them being distributed between the US and Britain, according to Ahmed Al-Alyawi, who heads the House of Manuscripts body.
Al-Alyawi, who is also a spokesperson of Iraq’s Culture Ministry, also revealed the presence of 25 archaeological missions currently operating in Iraq, in collaboration with Iraqi experts, spanning German and Italian institutes and universities.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Al-Alyawi affirmed that the ministry continues its relentless efforts to recover Iraqi antiquities from abroad.
The ongoing efforts have resulted in the recovery of 17,338 archaeological pieces from the US and various other countries.
Additionally, Iraqi authorities have successfully retrieved the Kish tablet, which bears the inscription of the Epic of Gilgamesh, as well as the Sumerian ram artifact.
Al-Alyawi added that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has handed over all these pieces
Mysterious Island: THE CLEMENTE MONSTER
Mysterious Island: THE CLEMENTE MONSTER
By Jim Watson - June 28, 2013
“Mystery of waters, never slumbering Sea!” — James Montgomery
Ask the average person on the street to name a few of the most legendary, elusive and mythical(?) beasts in the history of humanity and far and away the survey would say “Bigfoot” and “the Loch Ness Monster.”
“Mystery of waters, never slumbering Sea!”
— James Montgomery
Ask the average person on the street to name a few of the most legendary, elusive and mythical(?) beasts in the history of humanity and far and away the survey would say “Bigfoot” and “the Loch Ness Monster.”
No other criptids have captured the world’s imagination, at least in Western cultures, to a greater extent than these two big lugs and at one point in our history anyway, the waters around Catalina were the location of a number of sightings of our very own “Nessie.”
The sightings occurred many years ago and all of the principals involved have long since passed from this
Forrest Galante on JRE speaks about his search for the Megatherium or the Peruvian giant ground sloth.
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The Neomylodon or Giant Sloth may have been sighted by numerous people less than 150 years ago
The giant sloth, or mylodon, was once thought to to have gone extinct long before humans arrived in South America. Some people now think that it may have been alive in the 1800s. You decide.