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ART0CZNMY963CH3·Artifact · sample

Stalagmites from Liang Bua used for the rainfall record

Samplepublic (NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology)Growth spanning the Homo floresiensis levels; aridification from 61,000 years ago
Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

Gagan and others. public (NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology)

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DatasetGagan and others · ncei.noaa.gov · 2025 · public (NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology)Primary source: Liang Bua speleothem geochemistry, rainfall reconstruction and Stegodon enamel isotopes (NOAA NCEI study 43559)2 steps from the original

Where it was made

MataramRabaMaumereEndeWaingapu1Liang Bua200 kmMataramKupangRabaMaumere1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Stalagmites from Liang Bua used for the rainfall record [Artifact ART0CZNMY963CH3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CZNMY963CH3
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