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Michael J. Morwood

Michael J. Morwood

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
9979
World Ranking
6633
National Ranking
242

Overview

Michael J. Morwood was affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia. Their research primarily focused on social sciences and earth and planetary sciences, with specific subfields including anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, and social psychology.

The scientist's work frequently addressed topics related to Pleistocene-Era hominins and archaeology, archaeology and rock art studies, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, primate behavior and ecology, as well as evolution and paleontology studies.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Michael J. Morwood are the following:

  • Archaeology and art in context: Excavations at the Gunu Site Complex, Northwest Kimberley, Western Australia (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • An integrative geochronological framework for the Pleistocene So'a basin (Flores, Indonesia), and its implications for faunal turnover and hominin arrival (2022, Quaternary Science Reviews)

The scientist collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Mark W. Moore
  • Kira Westaway
  • June Ross
  • Kim Newman
  • Yinika Perston

Key publication venues for Michael J. Morwood included:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • A new small bodied hominin from the Late Pleistocene of Flores, Indonesia

    P. Brown;T. Sutikna;M. J. Morwood;R. P. Soejono

  • Pleistocene cave art from Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Maxime Aubert;Maxime Aubert;A. Brumm;A. Brumm;M. Ramli;T. Sutikna

  • Archaeology and age of a new hominin from Flores, in eastern Indonesia

    M J Morwood;R P Soejono;Richard G Roberts;T Sutikna

  • An early modern human presence in Sumatra 73,000–63,000 years ago

    K. E. Westaway;J. Louys;R. Due Awe;M. J. Morwood

  • Further evidence for small-bodied hominins from the Late Pleistocene of Flores, Indonesia

    M J Morwood;P. Brown;Jatmiko;T. Sutikna

  • Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in Island Southeast Asia and Oceania.

    Greger Larson;Greger Larson;Thomas Cucchi;Masakatsu Fujita;Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith

  • Fission-track ages of stone tools and fossils on the east Indonesian island of Flores

    M. J. Morwood;P. B. O'Sullivan;F. Aziz;A. Raza

  • The Brain of LB1, Homo floresiensis

    Dean Falk;Charles Hildebolt;Kirk Smith;Mike J. Morwood

  • Revised stratigraphy and chronology for Homo floresiensis at Liang Bua in Indonesia

    Thomas Sutikna;Matthew W. Tocheri;Matthew W. Tocheri;Michael J. Morwood;E. Wahyu Saptomo

  • The Primitive Wrist of Homo floresiensis and Its Implications for Hominin Evolution

    Matthew W. Tocheri;Caley M. Orr;Susan G. Larson;Thomas Sutikna

  • Luminescence dating of rock art and past environments using mud-wasp nests in northern Australia

    Richard Roberts;Grahame Walsh;Andrew Murray;John Olley

  • Hominins on Flores, Indonesia, by one million years ago

    Adam Brumm;Gitte Margrethe Jensen;Gert D. van den Bergh;Gert D. van den Bergh;Michael J. Morwood

  • The foot of Homo floresiensis

    W. L. Jungers;William E. Harcourt-Smith;R. E. Wunderlich;Matthew W. Tocheri

  • Early stone technology on Flores and its implications for Homo floresiensis

    Adam Brumm;Fachroel Aziz;Gerrit D van den Bergh;Michael John Morwood

  • Continuities in stone flaking technology at Liang Bua, Flores, Indonesia.

    Mark Moore;T Sutikna;Jatmiko;Michael J Morwood;Michael J Morwood

  • Age and biostratigraphic significance of the Punung Rainforest Fauna, East Java, Indonesia, and implications for Pongo and Homo.

    K. E. Westaway;M. J. Morwood;M. J. Morwood;R. G. Roberts;A. D. Rokus

  • Homo floresiensis-like fossils from the early Middle Pleistocene of Flores

    Gerrit D van den Bergh;Yousuke Kaifu;Iwan Kurniawan;Reiko T Kono

  • The Liang Bua faunal remains: a 95 k.yr. sequence from Flores, East Indonesia

    G.D. van den Bergh;G.D. van den Bergh;H.J.M. Meijer;Rokhus Due Awe;M.J. Morwood;M.J. Morwood

  • Last appearance of Homo erectus at Ngandong, Java, 117,000–108,000 years ago

    Yan Rizal;Kira E. Westaway;Yahdi Zaim;Gerrit D. van den Bergh

  • Earliest hominin occupation of Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Gerrit D van den Bergh;Gerrit D van den Bergh;Bo Li;Adam R Brumm;Adam R Brumm;Rainer Grün

  • Faunal and Floral Migration and Evolution in SE Asia-Australasia

    Ian Metcalfe;Jeremy M.B. Smith;Mike Morwood;Iain Davidson

  • Homo floresiensis and the evolution of the hominin shoulder.

    Susan G. Larson;William L. Jungers;Michael J. Morwood;Thomas Sutikna

  • Descriptions of the upper limb skeleton of Homo floresiensis

    Susan G. Larson;William L. Jungers;Matthew W. Tocheri;Caley M. Orr

  • Visions from the Past: The Archaeology of Australian Aboriginal Art

    M. J. Morwood;D. R. Hobbs

  • Conclusions: implications of the Liang Bua excavations for hominin evolution and biogeography.

    Michael J Morwood;Michael J Morwood;W L Jungers

  • LB1's virtual endocast, microcephaly, and hominin brain evolution.

    Dean Falk;Charles Hildebolt;Kirk Smith;M.J. Morwood;M.J. Morwood

  • Age and context of the oldest known hominin fossils from Flores

    Adam Brumm;Adam Brumm;Gerrit D. van den Bergh;Michael Storey;Iwan Kurniawan

  • 'Homo floresiensis': a cladistic analysis

    D Argue;Michael J Morwood;T Sutikna;Jatmiko

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-xin Zhao
Jian-xin Zhao University of Queensland
Richard G. Roberts
Richard G. Roberts University of Wollongong
William L. Jungers
William L. Jungers Stony Brook University
Rainer Grün
Rainer Grün Australian National University
Michael Storey
Michael Storey University of Copenhagen
Sander van der Kaars
Sander van der Kaars Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Kirk E. Smith
Kirk E. Smith University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Paul B. O'Sullivan
Paul B. O'Sullivan Syracuse University
Brent Alloway
Brent Alloway University of Auckland
Allan R. Chivas
Allan R. Chivas University of Wollongong

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