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Middle-earth Comes to Boston as LOTR Hobbits Gather for Fan Expo Celebration
entertainment22 days ago

Middle-earth Comes to Boston as LOTR Hobbits Gather for Fan Expo Celebration

LOTR stars including Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and Billy Boyd will attend Fan Expo Boston Aug. 7–9 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring, with events such as An Evening with the Hobbits and a morning Second Breakfast feast; other cast members like Orlando Bloom, Karl Urban, John Rhys-Davies and John Noble will meet fans, and Monaghan discusses fandom, group chats, and future LOTR projects with Stephen Colbert.

via Boston.com|
#25th-anniversary#dominic-monaghan#entertainment
Dry Spell on Flores May Have Driven Hobbits From Their Cave Refuge
science1 month ago

Dry Spell on Flores May Have Driven Hobbits From Their Cave Refuge

New stalagmite-based climate records from Flores show a progression from wetter conditions to a pronounced summer aridification between 61,000 and 47,000 years ago, a shift that coincided with the decline of Homo floresiensis and its pygmy-elephant prey (Stegodon). As freshwater sources dwindled and resources tightened, the hobbits abandoned Liang Bua and possibly encountered expanding Homo sapiens; a volcanic ash layer dating to ~50,000 years ago could have further contributed to their final decline. The study emphasizes freshwater availability and climate stress as key factors in this extinction within the broader context of human evolution.

via SciTechDaily|
#drought#flores#hobbits
Flores hobbits likely scavengers, not big-game hunters, new study says
science1 month ago

Flores hobbits likely scavengers, not big-game hunters, new study says

A new study analyzing Stegodon bones from the Liang Bua cave on Flores finds no evidence of fire use and suggests Homo floresiensis relied on tool-assisted scavenging rather than actively hunting large game, with Komodo dragon tooth marks helping compare but no definitive hunting proof; this supports a more primitive behavioural pattern and hints at a different ancestry than Homo erectus.

via CNN|
#floresiensis#hobbits#hunting