All known remains of Homo floresiensis, the new species of human discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores, are being held under lock and key – but not by the scientists who unearthed them, leading to fears that palaeontologists may not be able to study the bones further.
Mike Morwood of the University of New England (UNE) in New South Wales, Australia, and Radien Soejono of Jakarta’s Centre for Archaeology led the team that recently published details of the diminutive new species (New Scientist, 30 October, p 8). They agreed that the remains of all seven individuals should be kept…
