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Question 1 0.5 pts The recently discovered 'hobbit' fossils represent some of the most recent members of the genus Homo. True False Question 2 0.5 pts According to the Scientific American article you read, humans have stopped evolving as a species for the last 10,000 years due to technology. True False Question 3 0.5 pts The recently discovered fossil remains that have been referred to as 'Hobbits' due to their small stature has the scientific name Homo erectus. True False

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Answer 1) TRUE

Homo floresiensis (nicknamed ‘Hobbit’)is one of the most recently discoverd early human species , so far only been found on the Island of Flores, Indonesia. H. floresiensis fossils date to between about 100,000 and 60,000 years ago.

They are said and thought to be 3 feet 6 inches tall, had tiny brains, large teeth leaned-forward shoulders, chins were not present, foreheads were receding and relatively large feet due to their short legs
They used stone tools, small elephants and large rodents humting , managed with predators such as giant Komodo dragons, and may have used fire despite having small body and brain size.