never forget that in Europe - humans started organised war - aboriginals didn’t do that
none of us has advanced - merely changed technology and since leaving hunter gatherer lifestyles - and settling, we’re now more vicious than ever
aboriginals were in advance of other groups at various times - in stone tool technology at one stage and quite possibly boat building and navigation at other times
if you want to think of a species that was in front of the pack - it’s hard to beat homo floresiensis
somehow - getting to their island home- was magical
it was either the greatest early adventure of any hominid-a boat building miracle, could be hundreds of thousands of years ago - almost inconceivable- or
being washed there by some storm or floated on something
which makes them one of the toughest sons of bitches of all time
it makes a water journey to Oz/PNG 75000 years back look like a doddle
*Homo floresiensis*, popularly known as the "Hobbit" species, was an extinct species of small archaic humans that inhabited the island of Flores, Indonesia until around 50,000 years ago[1][2]. Here are the key points about this fascinating hominin:
- *H. floresiensis* stood only about 1.1 meters (3.6 feet) tall, with a small brain size of around 400 cubic centimeters[2]. This small stature is likely due to island dwarfism.
- Skeletal remains of at least 9 individuals, including a nearly complete skull (LB1), were discovered in Liang Bua cave on Flores in 2003[2].
- The fossils have been dated to between 100,000 to 60,000 years ago, while associated stone tools range from 190,000 to 50,000 years old[1][2].
- *H. floresiensis* coexisted with modern humans (*Homo sapiens*) for a period before going extinct, possibly due to competition[1].
- Its origins are hotly debated - it may have descended from an earlier *Homo erectus* population that underwent insular dwarfism, or it could represent a very ancient separate lineage close to the root of the *Homo* genus[1][2].
In summary, the diminutive *Homo floresiensis* was a surprising discovery that challenged previous assumptions about the spread of early humans and highlighted the potential for extreme insular dwarfism in isolated island environments[1][2].
