Flores

Hominins voyaged to Sulawesi before one million years ago

New report of stone artifacts from Calio place human relatives in Wallacea more broadly and earlier than anyone knew.

Aug 7 • John Hawks

New insights into the biology of Homo luzonensis

Studies of teeth from Callao Cave yield information about the pace of development in this species and its possible connections with Homo erectus.

May 25, 2024 • John Hawks

An possible ancestor of Homo floresiensis from the Middle Pleistocene of Flores

Gerrit van den Bergh and coworkers describe dental remains and a jaw from Mata Menge, 700,000 years ago.

Jun 8, 2016 • John Hawks

A revised chronology for Liang Bua places Homo floresiensis earlier than 60,000 years ago

Further study of the “hobbit” site shows that the stratigraphy was more complicated than assumed back in 2004, with skeletal remains much earlier than…

Mar 30, 2016 • John Hawks

The Homo floresiensis discovery, an initial FAQ

I answer questions about whether the small hominin is a dwarfed descendant of Homo erectus or something else.

Oct 31, 2004 • John Hawks

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