A large-scale analysis of the finds at Liang Bua (Sutikna et al., 2018 https://t.co/H3tzULiNVl) shows a shift in faunal and stone tool assemblages around 60-50 ka that likely reflect environmental changes. Hobbits, Stegodon, giant storks and vultures disap
RT @robertosaezm: The spatio-temporal distribution of archaeological and faunal finds at Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) in light of the revi…
If an increased preference for chert does, in fact, characterize Homo sapiens assemblages at Liang Bua..then the shift observed here suggests that modern humans arrived on Flores by ∼46 ka cal. BP..earliest..cultural and evidence modern humans..Indonesia.
RT @robertosaezm: The spatio-temporal distribution of archaeological and faunal finds at Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia) in light of the revi…