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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-08-06 18:17:25+00:00.

Original Title: Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis | Dated to about 700,000 years old, the new findings shed light on the evolution of Homo floresiensis, the so-called ‘Hobbits’ of Flores whose remains were uncovered in 2003 at Liang Bua cave.