# Move over, Hobbits. Make way for the Gnomes. (homo luzonensis)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 10, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-hobbits-make-way-for-the-gnomes-homo-luzonensis/832360 "2019-04-10T21:46:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-hobbits-make-way-for-the-gnomes-homo-luzonensis/832360/1 "2019-04-10T21:46:56Z")

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I don’t have a question, but maybe others do. I just thought this was cool.

[An Ancient Human Species Is Discovered in a Philippine Cave](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/homo-luzonensis-philippines-evolution.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&smtyp=cur)

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> Archaeologists in Luzon Island have turned up the bones of a distantly related species, Homo luzonensis, further expanding the human family tree.  
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> At least 50,000 years ago, an extinct human species lived on what is now the island of Luzon, researchers reported on Wednesday. It’s possible that Homo luzonensis, as they’re calling the species, stood less than three feet tall.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-hobbits-make-way-for-the-gnomes-homo-luzonensis/832360/2 "2019-04-10T22:02:05Z")

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Moved to MPSIMS.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator