Homo floresiensis: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

Wahyu Saptomo, Benjamin Tarus, Thomas Sutikna, Rokus Due Awe, Michael Morwood, and Raden Soejono

Is this an original object?

Age

80,000 years old

Summary

This adult female, who died around the age of 30, was only a little over 1 m (3.5 ft) tall. Her brain, estimated at 400 cubic centimeters, was as small as those of chimpanzees and the smallest australopithecines. She had fairly large brow ridges, and her teeth were large relative to the rest of the skull. Her fossils consist of an almost-complete skull and partial skeleton that include her legs, hands, feet, part of her pelvis, and other fragments. LB-1 is the most complete H. floresiensis fossil found to date.

Date of discovery

2003

Original Object Identifier

LB1

Original Object Holding Institution

National Research Centre of Archaeology (Indonesia)

Location of Discovery

Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia

Site

Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia

Species

Homo floresiensis

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200060