Now he’s found new little creatures in South Africa.
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He clearly states their stature was withing human range, the were not “little people” - shorter than you perhaps, but not dwarfs, pygmies or midgets.
I watch a lot of British TV. There are many scenes prtrayed in very old buildings and homes. Although strange to watch, modern men must duck down say at least six inches to pass through the old doorways.
One can roughly calculate that the doors were built to allow passage of men who were only 5’ 3” or so. They were shorter but not dwarves.