LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis: model

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

A partial skeleton with a nearly complete skull and a brain of about 400 cm³, the specimen every reading of the species is tested against.

Smithsonian Human Origins Program (from a cast), 2003. CC0-1.0

Copies 1

ModelSmithsonian Human Origins Program (from a cast) · 3d.si.edu · CC0-1.0Primary source: Homo floresiensis: cranium (LB1 cast), Smithsonian 3D2 steps from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

Liang Bua, Manggarai, Flores · Cave

Sources 2

A new small-bodied hominin from the Late Pleistocene of Flores, IndonesiaSRC
Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in IndonesiaSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis: model [Copy CPY0CZNMWAP6J3X]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CZNMWAP6J3X

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  title     = {LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis: model},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key CPY0CZNMWAP6J3X},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CZNMWAP6J3X}
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