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Stegodon Florensis Insularis

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world1 month ago•16 min saved

Drought on Flores Island Likely Ended the Real-Life Hobbits’ Refuge

Researchers reconstructed ancient rainfall on Flores Island using a stalagmite from Liang Luar cave, revealing three climate phases and a final prolonged dry spell around 61,000–47,000 years ago that coincides with the disappearance of Homo floresiensis and their pygmy-elephant prey Stegodon florensis insularis, suggesting dwindling resources forced the hobbits to abandon Liang Bua and potentially encounter modern humans who arrived on the island later.

via The Times of India|

#drought #flores-island #homo-floresiensis

human-history1 month ago•16 min saved

Hobbit-Sized Hominins Likely Scavengers Amid Komodo Dragons on Flores

A Smithsonian-led study argues that Homo floresiensis on Flores were probably scavengers rather than big-game hunters or fire users. By examining Stegodon florensis insularis bones for dragon and hominin tooth scores, and reviewing 10,061 Liang Bua artifacts alongside experiments with living Komodo dragons, researchers found the hobbit-like hominins left marks on smaller, less meat-rich pieces and that evidence for fire at the site likely comes from later Homo sapiens, not H. floresiensis, though debates about their behavior persist.

via Gizmodo|

#fire-use #flores-island #homo-floresiensis