Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In 2003, deep inside the remote Liang Bua cave on Flores Island, scientists made an astonishing discovery: a tiny adult human species known as Homo floresiensis. Join paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she explores this cave where this fascinating species was discovered and uncover why they remain one of archaeology's greatest surprises.

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