# Sutikna 2016: Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia > Thomas Sutikna, Matthew W. Tocheri, Michael J. Morwood et al., 2016. 11 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The current chronology for Liang Bua. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CZNM730024W/revised-stratigraphy-and-chronology-for-homo-floresiensis-at Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis)Sutikna 2016 **0** # Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia Thomas Sutikna, Matthew W. Tocheri, Michael J. Morwood et al., 2016. _Nature 532: 366-369_. New excavation shows the 2004 ages came from younger deposits cut into an erosional surface. The skeletal remains and their deposits date to about 100,000-60,000 years ago; stone artefacts attributable to H. floresiensis range from about 190,000 to 50,000 years. **Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"** Articledoi: **[10.1038/nature17179](https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17179)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The current chronology for Liang Bua. ## Cited by on this site 11 records [Arriving modern humans displaced or killed them.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/answers/ANS0CZNMRDP2XKP/arriving-modern-humans-displaced-or-killed-them) Answer ANS [LB1, type specimen of Homo floresiensis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/artifacts/ART0CZNMW2W2H3Z/lb1-type-specimen-of-homo-floresiensis) ART [Liang Bua luminescence, U-series and radiocarbon dates (Sutikna et al. 2016, supplementary tables)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CZNMV3M24DX/liang-bua-luminescence-u-series-and-radiocarbon-dates) Dataset DAT [Dates of 100,000-60,000 years for the remains.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMQ6M723A/dates-of-100-000-60-000-years-for-the-remains) Evidence EVD [Liang Bua skeletal remains date to 100,000-60,000 years, before modern humans on Flores.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMNQR0HHF/liang-bua-skeletal-remains-date-to-100-000-60-000-years) Evidence EVD [The skeletal remains end about 60,000 years ago and the tools about 50,000, before modern humans are recorded…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMRNG3Q5H/the-skeletal-remains-end-about-60-000-years-ago-and-the) Evidence EVD [H. floresiensis skeletal remains deposited at Liang Bua](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/events/EVT0CZNMFW8538F/h-floresiensis-skeletal-remains-deposited-at-liang-bua) EVT [The Liang Bua chronology is revised to 100,000-60,000 years](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/events/EVT0CZNMGVG3YC6/the-liang-bua-chronology-is-revised-to-100-000-60-000-years) EVT [Thomas Sutikna](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/people/FIG0CZNME5J48SJ/thomas-sutikna) FIG [Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis) The mystery article MYS [Why did Homo floresiensis disappear from Liang Bua about 60,000-50,000 years ago?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/questions/QST0CZNMJAC4D6J/why-did-homo-floresiensis-disappear-from-liang-bua-about-60) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Sutikna, T., Tocheri, M. W., Morwood, M. J., Saptomo, E. W., Jatmiko, Awe, R. D., Wasisto, S., & Westaway, K. E. (2016). Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia. Nature 532: 366-369. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17179 ``` [Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17179) Key **SRC** 0CZNM730024W Kind Journal article Rights The publisher's Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CZNM730024W/revised-stratigraphy-and-chronology-for-homo-floresiensis-at/csl.json)