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An anthropologist studying the ancient human ancestor Homo floresiensis argues that the diminutive being, affectionately dubbed a 'hobbit,' may actually still exist in Indonesia. The audacious idea is reportedly explored in a forthcoming book by Gregory Forth, who has spent nearly forty years studying the island of Flores, where the remains of the mysterious archaic entity was first unearthed back in 2003. The subject of considerable research by scientists attempting to fit the remarkable find into the human lineage, Homo floresiensis is believed to have died out around 50,000 years ago. However, Forth posits that this may not be the case and that the so-called hobbits could continue to reside on Flores.
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