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LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis: photograph

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0Found 2003; about 100,000-60,000 years oldCopy of LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis
LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis: photograph
LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis: photograph

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.

Cicero Moraes, 2003. CC BY-SA 4.0

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PhotographCicero Moraes · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

Where it was made

MataramRabaMaumereEndeWaingapu1Liang Bua200 kmMataramKupangRabaMaumere1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis: photograph [Copy CPY0CZNMWJG27MW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CZNMWJG27MW
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