Another theory has been launched in the Hobbit Wars. Australian scientists published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B suggest that H. floresiensis was not a separate species of human, but H. sapiens suffering from dwarf cretinism, caused by the lack of a thyroid gland and severe iodine deficiency. “Our idea is that this was […]

Forty-two artifacts that had been lent to the Guimet Museum in Paris by the government of Bangladesh despite public opposition have been returned. Scholars in Bangladesh were concerned that the ancient objects would never come home. Six Elamite bas-reliefs in Iran’s Khuzestan Province have been damaged by the iron covers installed to protect them from […]