"Researchers report this week that they have found the remains of a group of small hominids that may be a new species of human -- one that may have existed on an island near Indonesia as late as 14,000 years ago. The dwarf species of human was found in a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores. What does it mean to be a "new species?" And does the finding of these proto-humans shake up the human family tree?"
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4133445
also:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/29/1099028212796.html?oneclick=true
"The hominid family, which includes humans and pre-humans, diverged from chimpanzees about seven million years ago.