SYDNEY, New South Wales (AFP) - The Australian archaeologist who
rocked the science world with his discovery of a tiny new species of
human known as the "hobbit" has died after a year-long battle with
cancer, his university said Wednesday.
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Australian archaeologist Professor Mike Morwood. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP/UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
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Mike Morwood, the professor
who was instrumental in the discovery of Homo floresiensis in 2003,
died on Tuesday, the University of Wollongong said. He was 62.
"It
was the adventure of a lifetime for Mike," long-time colleague Bert
Roberts said of the revelation on the Indonesian island of Flores which
shook the scientific community and the world's understanding of human
evolution. [...]
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