# H. floresiensis scavenged carcasses after Komodo dragons and did not use fire.

> Most likely: H. floresiensis scavenged carcasses after Komodo dragons and did not use fire.

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

# H. floresiensis scavenged carcasses after Komodo dragons and did not use fire.

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

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Bite marks precede cut marks; skeletal parts are low-utility.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence of primary access or hearths.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Systematic taphonomy of the proboscidean assemblage supports this.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMSWJ5H84/systematic-taphonomy-of-the-proboscidean-assemblage-supports)

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## 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

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