Existence of Hobbits Discovered

[Lalwendë]

If they find any gold rings near the remains...well..........

So, if remains of exceptionally tall people are found, will they claim to have found elves? And what would Ent remains look like?

My father is a retired evolutionary biologist

I love the way you say this so casually - that's amazing! Although, bet he never got arrested for sneaking onto a top secret Vulcan bomber like my dad did.