Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time.

A new genetic analysis revealed that Thorin’s community was isolated from other groups and diverged from more well-studied ...

The drama will screen in NYC on Sunday, followed by a talkback with the actor, the director, and the real-life “boy in the ...

The Lord of the Rings has introduced many enemies, from Lurtz to Shelob. But there are other deadly and evil enemies in ...

When he puts it on, the world around him becomes darker and shadowy, but it helps him get his job done as the burglar in Thorin Oakenshield's (Richard Armitage) company. Decades later, in The Lord of ...

Thorin — nicknamed after a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" — is also called the "last Neanderthal" because he may have lived as recently as 42,000 years ago. "Thorin", one of the last ...

Sharing the name of a legendary dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit," a Neanderthal now known as Thorin wandered the Earth up to 42,000 years ago. Now a new study in the ...

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The Hobbit follows Thorin and Company — Bilbo, Gandalf, and 13 dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield — as they set off to reclaim the dwarves’ ancestral home beneath Lonely Mountain from the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "Thorin", one of the last Neanderthals to walk the planet, was part of a previously unknown ...

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