Preface: research at Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia |
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Authors: | M.J. Morwood T. Sutikna Jatmiko K.E. Westaway |
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Affiliation: | a GeoQuEST Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia b Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology, School of Human and Environmental Studies, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia c Research and Development Centre for Archaeology, Jakarta, Indonesia d Indonesian Centre for Archaeology, Jl. Raya Condet Pejaten No. 4, Jakarta 12001, Indonesia |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | Archaeology Excavations Cave Fauna Artifacts Homo floresiensis Homo sapiens Flores Indonesia |
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