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Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi

Article scientifique 2023 Anglais

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Abstract 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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Berger, L., Makhubela, T., Molopyane, K., Krüger, A., Randolph‐Quinney, P., Elliott, M., Peixotto, B., Fuentes, A., Tafforeau, P., Beyrand, V., Dollman, K., Jinnah, Z., Gillham, A., Broad, K., Brophy, J., Chinamatira, G., Dirks, P., Feuerriegel, E., Gurtov, A., Hlophe, N., Hunter, L., Hunter, R., Jakata, K., Jaskolski, C., Morris, H., Pryor, E., Ramaphela, M., Roberts, E., Smilg, J., Tsikoane, M., Tucker, S., Rooyen, D., Warren, K., Wren, C., Kissel, M., Spikins, P., Hawks, J. (2023). Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.89106.1

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Lee R. Berger Tebogo Vincent Makhubela Keneiloe Molopyane Ashley Krüger Patrick Randolph‐Quinney Marina Elliott Becca Peixotto Agustín Fuentes Paul Tafforeau Vincent Beyrand Kathleen Dollman Zubair Jinnah Angharad Brewer Gillham Kenneth Broad Juliet K. Brophy Gideon Chinamatira Paul H. M. Dirks Elen Feuerriegel Alia N. Gurtov Nompumelelo Hlophe Lindsay Hunter Rick Hunter Kudakwashe Jakata Corey Jaskolski Hannah Morris Ellie Pryor Maropeng Ramaphela Eric M. Roberts Jacqueline S. Smilg Mathabela Tsikoane Steven John Tucker Dirk van Rooyen Kerryn A. Warren Colin D. Wren Marc Kissel Penny Spikins John Hawks

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