Mike Morwood

Mike Morwood
Michael John Morwood
Born(1950-10-27)27 October 1950
Auckland, New Zealand
Died23 July 2013(2013-07-23) (aged 62)
Darwin, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Known forHomo floresiensis "hobbit" discovery[1][2]

Professor Michael John Morwood (27 October 1950 – 23 July 2013) was a New Zealand archaeologist best known for discovering Homo floresiensis.[3][4][5] In 2012, he received the Rhys Jones Medal by the Australian Archaeological Association.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Roberts, Richard G.; Sutikna, Thomas (2013). "Michael John Morwood (1950–2013) Rock-art archaeologist and driving force behind the 'Hobbit' discovery". Nature. 500 (7463): 401. doi:10.1038/500401a. PMID 23969451.
  2. ^ Brumm, A.; Aziz, F.; Van Den Bergh, G. D.; Morwood, M. J.; Moore, M. W.; Kurniawan, I.; Hobbs, D. R.; Fullagar, R. (2006). "Early stone technology on Flores and its implications for Homo floresiensis". Nature. 441 (7093): 624–628. Bibcode:2006Natur.441..624B. doi:10.1038/nature04618. PMID 16738657. S2CID 4396093.
  3. ^ Kaifu, Y.; Baba, H.; Sutikna, T.; Morwood, M. J.; Kubo, D.; Saptomo, E. W.; Jatmiko; Awe, A.; Djubiantono, T. (2011). "Craniofacial morphology of Homo floresiensis: Description, taxonomic affinities, and evolutionary implication". Journal of Human Evolution. 61 (6): 644–682. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.08.008. PMID 22036083.
  4. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  5. ^ "Archaeologist who discovered the Hobbit dies". Theconversation.com. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology 2012". Australian Archaeological Association. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

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