Stegodon

floresiensis first became smaller as the mandible at Mata Menge suggests and became larger over time. More remains will need to be found to determine if the mandible is from a normal sized hominin or just a small individual of the population. Mutation could have come from a genetic abnormality and with a small number of hominins on the island, the mutation could have become the normal for the population due to genetic drift or the founder effect. Genetic flow could account for more than size. The sharing of genetic material between Australopithecus and H. erectus could clarify the body shape of the Australopithecus and the head shape of the H. erectus. Cut marks on Stegodon bones suggest the tools made at Wolo Sege or other undiscovered sites, were used to butcher the small elephants. The use of fire and Stegodon bones at Liang Bua cave suggests H. floresiensis ate cooked foods. The island was inhabited by giant rats and large lizards like Komodo dragons, however we have no evidence to date as to the consumption of these animals. The remains of sea foods are missing from the articles on H. floresiensis and living by the sea would indicate some consumption of sea foods, despite the fact we have no indication of fishing or savaging from the…

Homo Floresiensis We are the homo species that were found about 95,000 to 12,000 years ago on the island of Flores, Indonesia. We are 3 to 6 inches tall being bipedal, having small brains, shrugged-forward shoulders, no chins, diminished forehead and large feet because of short legs. We are also nicknamed as the “Hobbit” after the tiny creatures in the book Lord of Rings. We have been the most spectacular discovery so far being the most extreme human ever discovered. We don’t look like modern…