{"id":3919,"date":"2004-10-27T12:05:31","date_gmt":"2004-10-27T17:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2004\/10\/27\/science-of-middle-earth-special-report-an-unexpected-party\/"},"modified":"2004-10-27T12:05:31","modified_gmt":"2004-10-27T17:05:31","slug":"science-of-middle-earth-special-report-an-unexpected-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2004\/10\/27\/3919-science-of-middle-earth-special-report-an-unexpected-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Science of Middle-earth Special Report – An Unexpected Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olog-Hai<\/b> writes: They were about three foot six tall, kept well out of the way of the Big People, lived in holes in the ground, had a simple technology fashioned with long, clever fingers … and, it can now be revealed, hung on in the real world until almost historical times. In an astonishing case of life imitating art, the remains of hobbits just like these have actually been unearthed in a cave in a hillside overlooking a river valley, in a remote and unspoiled part of Middle-earth. All that seems to be missing is the brass doorknob and (so far) confirmation of hairy feet. [More<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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