Hobbit's world to be explored with University of Wollongong fellowship

By Angela Thompson
Updated October 29 2014 - 8:47am, first published October 28 2014 - 9:13pm
Indonesian archaeologist Thomas Sutikna (right), the first recipient of the Michael J.Morwood fellowship, with Professor Richard Roberts.
Indonesian archaeologist Thomas Sutikna (right), the first recipient of the Michael J.Morwood fellowship, with Professor Richard Roberts.

The University of Wollongong has created a fellowship in memory of the late archaeologist Mike Morwood, to mark 10 years since controversial papers were published proclaiming a team co-led by Prof Morwood had discovered a tiny new human species, nicknamed the "Hobbit".

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