From Ewen Callaway at Nature:
A pair of 46,000-year-old human teeth has been discovered in Liang Bua, a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores that was once home to the 1-metre-tall ‘hobbit’ species Homo floresiensis. The teeth are slightly younger than the known hobbit remains, which strengthens the case that humans were responsible for the species’ demise.More.
One would not wish to be a crown prosecutor arguing a case on so slender a basis.
But so often, it is all they have really got.
See also: The Little Lady of Flores spoke from the grave. But said what, exactly?
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