You've heard of Homo naledi, the strange "human ancestor" (really, a cousin) found a while back in South Africa. There were many skeletal remains in a cave, in the kind of shape you'd expect if they had crawled into the cave and died there, not much disturbed. They look enough like other members of our genus, Homo, to be called Homo, but if we assume that increase in brain size is the hallmark of our species, they seem to be an early grade.
First partial skull of Homo naledi child sheds light on enigmatic hominids blogspot.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from blogspot.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On a small ledge deep in a cave, an intriguing discovery has bolstered a theory that we were not the only species on the African landscape ritually burying their dead. On a small ledge deep in a cave an intriguing discovery has bolstered a theory that we were not the only species on the African.
First ancient fossil of Homo naledi child found in the Cradle of Humankind kvia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kvia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.