When you think of Hobbits, a vision of Bilbo or Frodo Baggins might spring to mind.
But Hobbits were once very much real, in the form of an ancient species called Homo floresiensis.
Homo floresiensis was discovered in 2003, when its skeleton was found in a cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia.
Now, equipped with a digital model of the skull, a multinational team has rebuilt the skeleton's face using data drawn from both modern humans and chimpanzees.
Brazilian graphics expert Cicero Moraes, who co-authored the new study, described some of the differences between the species and humans today.
Face of a 'real-life HOBBIT' who lived 60,000 years ago is revealed
But Hobbits were once very much real, in the form of an ancient species called Homo floresiensis.
Homo floresiensis was discovered in 2003, when its skeleton was found in a cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia.
Now, equipped with a digital model of the skull, a multinational team has rebuilt the skeleton's face using data drawn from both modern humans and chimpanzees.
Brazilian graphics expert Cicero Moraes, who co-authored the new study, described some of the differences between the species and humans today.
Face of a 'real-life HOBBIT' who lived 60,000 years ago is revealed
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