I've just seen the most peculiar and intriguing item on the 6 o'clock news. Apparently scientists have discovered ancient remains of a strain of human which stood just 3 foot tall, and they are already dubbing this the 'hobbit'. Here is the
news story from the BBC website which also has a link to Nature website. Read it for yourselves, it will make you go ----->
Apparently they found stone tools with the remains, but there was no indication of pipes or tankards.