Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia

Thomas Sutikna (), Matthew W. Tocheri (), Michael J. Morwood, E. Wahyu Saptomo, Jatmiko, Rokus Due Awe, Sri Wasisto, Kira E. Westaway, Maxime Aubert, Bo Li, Jian-xin Zhao, Michael Storey, Brent V. Alloway, Mike W. Morley, Hanneke J. M. Meijer, Gerrit D. van den Bergh, Rainer Grün, Anthony Dosseto, Adam Brumm, William L. Jungers and Richard G. Roberts ()
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Thomas Sutikna: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Matthew W. Tocheri: Lakehead University
Michael J. Morwood: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
E. Wahyu Saptomo: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Jatmiko: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Rokus Due Awe: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Sri Wasisto: Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional
Kira E. Westaway: Traps MQ Luminescence Dating Facility, Macquarie University
Maxime Aubert: Research Centre for Human Evolution, Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit, Griffith University
Bo Li: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Jian-xin Zhao: School of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland
Michael Storey: QUADLAB, Section of Earth and Planetary System Science, Natural History Museum of Denmark
Brent V. Alloway: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Mike W. Morley: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Hanneke J. M. Meijer: Human Origins Program, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Gerrit D. van den Bergh: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Rainer Grün: Research Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University
Anthony Dosseto: GeoQuEST Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
Adam Brumm: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
William L. Jungers: Stony Brook University Medical Center
Richard G. Roberts: Centre for Archaeological Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong

Nature, 2016, vol. 532, issue 7599, 366-369

Abstract: New excavations in Liang Bua, where the remains of the ‘Hobbit’ (Homo floresiensis) were discovered, show that this diminutive human species used this cave between 190,000 and 50,000 years ago, and not until as recently as 12,000 years ago as previously interpreted; modern humans have been present in Australia since around 50,000 years ago, so whether Homo floresiensis survived long enough to witness the arrival of modern humans is still an open question.

Date: 2016
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