# Morwood 2004: Archaeology and age of a new hominin from Flores in eastern Indonesia

> M. J. Morwood, R. P. Soejono, R. G. Roberts et al., 2004. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first chronology, and the source of the…

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# Archaeology and age of a new hominin from Flores in eastern Indonesia

M. J. Morwood, R. P. Soejono, R. G. Roberts et al., 2004. _Nature 431: 1087-1091_.

The original stratigraphy and dating of Liang Bua, which put LB1 at about 18,000 years; later revised.

**Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"** Articledoi: **[10.1038/nature02956](https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02956)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The first chronology, and the source of the "survived until 12,000 years ago" claim later withdrawn.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[H. floresiensis hunted Stegodon and used fire.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/answers/ANS0CZNMS546S27/h-floresiensis-hunted-stegodon-and-used-fire)

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[Michael J. Morwood](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/people/FIG0CZNMDXR1WPS/michael-j-morwood)

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[Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Morwood, M. J., Soejono, R. P., Roberts, R. G., Sutikna, T., Turney, C. S. M., Westaway, K. E., Rink, W. J., & Zhao, J. x. (2004). Archaeology and age of a new hominin from Flores in eastern Indonesia. Nature 431: 1087-1091. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02956
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02956)

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