# van den Bergh 2016: Homo floresiensis-like fossils from the early Middle Pleistocene of Flores

> Gerrit D. van den Bergh, Yousuke Kaifu, Iwan Kurniawan et al., 2016. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first evidence that small body size…

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# Homo floresiensis-like fossils from the early Middle Pleistocene of Flores

Gerrit D. van den Bergh, Yousuke Kaifu, Iwan Kurniawan et al., 2016. _Nature 534: 245-248_.

A mandible fragment and teeth from Mata Menge, even smaller than LB1's, attributed to the ancestors of H. floresiensis.

**Homo floresiensis, the origin of the Flores "hobbits"** ArticleCopy of **[Mata Menge mandible fragment and teeth](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/artifacts/ART0CZNMWTA1MMC/mata-menge-mandible-fragment-and-teeth)** doi: **[10.1038/nature17999](https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17999)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The first evidence that small body size on Flores is old.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[Mata Menge mandible fragment and teeth](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/artifacts/ART0CZNMWTA1MMC/mata-menge-mandible-fragment-and-teeth)

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[Mata Menge mandible fragment and teeth: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/copies/CPY0CZNMX240DPM/mata-menge-mandible-fragment-and-teeth-photo)

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[Hominins of the same small size lived at Mata Menge 700,000 years ago.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/evidence/EVD0CZNMNZJ1EZG/hominins-of-the-same-small-size-lived-at-mata-menge-700-000)

Evidence

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[Mata Menge jaw and teeth published with a 700,000-year age](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/events/EVT0CZNMH3A01DT/mata-menge-jaw-and-teeth-published-with-a-700-000-year-age)

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[Gerrit D. van den Bergh](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-floresiensis/people/FIG0CZNMEN670CP/gerrit-d-van-den-bergh)

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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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van den Bergh, G. D., Kaifu, Y., Kurniawan, I., Kono, R. T., Brumm, A., Setiyabudi, E., Aziz, F., & Morwood, M. J. (2016). Homo floresiensis-like fossils from the early Middle Pleistocene of Flores. Nature 534: 245-248. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17999
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17999)

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