Diminutive species 'the Hobbit' did not hunt or control fire, deepening the mystery of its ancestry, dwarf elephant bones reveal

A new analysis of fossil bones reshapes our understanding of Homo floresiensis, the extinct diminutive human species discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores. According to Live Science, researchers studying fossilized animal remains have determined that these early hominins were scavengers rather than hunters, and likely did not control fire. The finding complicates the evolutionary narrative of these unusual creatures, leaving scientists to puzzle over how they survived and where they fit in the human family tree.

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