Now, archaeologists have studied two more teeth and an adult’s partial upper arm bone found at Mata Menge. From these fossils, “we could finally determine the body size” of this hobbit ancestor, lead ...

Until recently, only two complete skeletons from the battle had been found, leaving gaps in the ... nicknamed Thorin after a character in “The Hobbit,” has puzzled researchers for nearly ...

However, the once-in-a-lifetime find, nicknamed Thorin after a character in “The Hobbit,” remained ... of that interbreeding has been found in Neanderthal fossils from that time, including ...

However, the once-in-a-lifetime find, nicknamed Thorin after a character in “The Hobbit,” remained a well-kept secret ... no corresponding genetic evidence of that interbreeding has been found in ...