Immature Hominin Craniodental Remains From a New Locality in the Rising Star Cave System, South Africa

Brophy, Juliet K.; Elliott, Marina; Ruiter, Darryl J. de; Bolter, Debra R.; Churchill, Steven E.; Walker, Christopher S.; Hawks, John; Berger, Lee

doi:10.48738/2021.iss1.64

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An examination of Homo naledi early juveniles recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa

Brophy,

Bolter,

Elliott

et al. 2024

Annals of Human Biology

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An examination of Homo naledi early juveniles recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa

Brophy,

Bolter,

Elliott

et al. 2024

Annals of Human Biology

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Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead byHomo naledi

Berger,

Makhubela,

Molopyane

et al. 2023

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Recent excavations in the Rising Star Cave System of South Africa have revealed burials of the extinct hominin species Homo naledi. A combination of geological and anatomical evidence shows that hominins dug holes that disrupted the subsurface stratigraphy and interred the remains of H. naledi individuals, resulting in at least two discrete features within the Dinaledi Chamber and the Hill Antechamber. These are the most ancient interments yet recorded in the hominin record, earlier than evidence of Homo sapiens interments by at least 100,000 years. These interments along with other evidence suggest that diverse mortuary practices may have been conducted by H. naledi within the cave system. These discoveries show that mortuary practices were not limited to H. sapiens or other hominins with large brain sizes.

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Expanded Explorations of the Dinaledi Subsystem, Rising Star Cave System, South Africa

Elliott¹,

Makhubela²,

Brophy³

et al. 2021

PaleoAnthropology

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Immature Hominin Craniodental Remains From a New Locality in the Rising Star Cave System, South Africa

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

An examination of Homo naledi early juveniles recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa

An examination of Homo naledi early juveniles recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa

Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead byHomo naledi

Expanded Explorations of the Dinaledi Subsystem, Rising Star Cave System, South Africa

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