# H. floresiensis hunted Stegodon and used fire.

> Disputed: H. floresiensis hunted Stegodon and used fire.

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Answer · Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"

# H. floresiensis hunted Stegodon and used fire.

H. floresiensis hunted Stegodon and used fire.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Cut marks on high-utility Stegodon elements; hearths or burnt bone in the H. floresiensis units.

## What would rule it out

- Carnivore-first access patterns and no fire evidence in those units.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Komodo dragons had primary access; H. floresiensis scavenged low-utility elements; no intentional fire.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMSCY3P5E/komodo-dragons-had-primary-access-h-floresiensis-scavenged)

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AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Did Homo floresiensis hunt Stegodon and use fire?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/questions/QST0CZNMJJ63AEG/did-homo-floresiensis-hunt-stegodon-and-use-fire)

Part of [From which earlier hominin did Homo floresiensis descend?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/questions/QST0CZNMHTR12T1/from-which-earlier-hominin-did-homo-floresiensis-descend)

Most likelyH. floresiensis scavenged carcasses after Komodo dragons and did not use fire

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). H. floresiensis hunted Stegodon and used fire. [Answer ANS0CZNMS546S27]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZNMS546S27
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