The famous "Hobbit" fossil from the Indonesian island of Flores, was a sensation when it was announced last year. This 18,000 year old specimen was thought to represent a subspecies (or possibly separate species) of humans of diminutive size. Now some scientists believe that this may represent only a single microcephalic individual coming from a population of normal sized people.
Not being a physical anthropologist I can't comment adequately on this, but I will refer you to John Hawks expert commentary on the subject. He seems to lean toward supporting the critics.
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