Preface: research at Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia

Excavations at Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia, have yielded evidence for an endemic human species, Homo floresiensis, a population that occupied the cave between ∼95–17 ka. This discovery has major implications for early hominin evolution and dispersal in Africa and Asia, attracting worldwide interest...

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Published in:Journal of human evolution 2009-11, Vol.57 (5), p.437-449
Main Authors: Morwood, M.J., Sutikna, T., Saptomo, E.W., Jatmiko, Hobbs, D.R., Westaway, K.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Archaeology
Biological Evolution
Cave
Excavations
Fauna
Flores
Fossils
Geological Phenomena
History, Ancient
Hominidae - anatomy & histology
Hominidae - classification
Hominidae - genetics
Homo floresiensis
Homo sapiens
Human evolution
Human remains
Humans
Indonesia
Paleoanthropology
Research trends
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Summary:Excavations at Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia, have yielded evidence for an endemic human species, Homo floresiensis, a population that occupied the cave between ∼95–17 ka. This discovery has major implications for early hominin evolution and dispersal in Africa and Asia, attracting worldwide interest. This preface describes the rationale for the excavations in historical, geographical, and wider research contexts, as well as the methods used. It also introduces the other papers on aspects of Liang Bua research that feature in this edition of the Journal of Human Evolution.
ISSN:0047-2484
1095-8606
DOI:10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.07.003