1602 Interesting Science Mystery ‘Hobbits’ Not Humans Like Us, Study Finds February, 2016April, 2017 ZPDSK Homo floresiensis ‘were not Homo sapiens’ according to researchers. Diminutive humans that died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens but a different species, according to a study published Monday that dives into a fierce anthropological debate. Source: Telegraph.co.uk