The Homo Floresiensis hobbits, that is.
Archaeologists nicknamed the fossils “hobbits” because they were short. Turns out they’ve got much more in common- it’s outright eerie.
Is there an article? You only linked to a picture.
Ahem… look more closely.
What a precious picture!
You guys don’t have enough to do.
Ah, took a minute but I got it. Good one!
Very clever.
It doesn’t *settle *the matter of whose humor is more nerdy (Tolkien fans or archæeologists), but it certainly brings the question back to the forefront…
Adorable indeed!
Beautiful. Wish I’d a had that pic when I taught anthropology.
However … I’m sure everyone else on here is thinking the same thing I’m thinking so I won’t even say it.
Besides small size, there’s another coincidence. Hobbits had extraordinarily long feet, in fact longer than any other member of our branch of the primate tree.