Noted Australian archeologist, Professor Mike Morwood, died at the age of 62. Celebrated for his research into Aboriginal rock art, he was famously credited with the discovery of a pre-human species on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003. Morwood is survived by his wife Fran, his daughter and grandchildren, after a battle with cancer. A world renown scholar, Morwood was described as a tireless teacher and supporter of media projects aimed at bringing the field of archeology to the general public. His passion for training PhD students had paid off with many of them now serving in high-level posts in academic and government posts in Australia and beyond. His recent work studying rock art in Western Australia is lesser known compared to his most-famous find. Morwood discovered “Flo”, the three-and-a-half foot tall skeleton of a female, at the bottom of a hole in a limestone cave. Newly classified as Homo floresiensis, the initial specimen became known by its nickname – the “hobbit” – after the fictional race prominently featured in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel of the same name. Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/355068#ixzz2ZyeMq0v8
