Explanation:

Researchers have unearthed an unknown human species that lived on an island in Philippines some 50,000 years ago– Homo luzonensis. The new found species is named Homo luzonensisin honor of Luzon, the island where the mysterious beings lived during the late Pleistocene epoch, more than 50,000 years ago. They were less than four feet tall. Though luzonensisis short like the hobbit, it shares features with a number of other ancient human relatives.