Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
  • Mood: excited

Meet Homo naledi

Here's an article introducing a new species, Homo naledi.  Strong evidence suggests purposeful burial of the dead.  But what really has me squeeing is that the find contains numerous individuals of different ages and sexes.  This makes it possible to reconstruct a much clearer image of the species as a whole.  :D
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heliopausa

heliopausa

September 12 2015, 07:24:33 UTC 5 years ago

agreed - I can't see much evidence for purposeful burial; it could as easily be shoving enemies down the black hole, or accidental death while hiding out.
ysabetwordsmith

Well...

ysabetwordsmith

September 12 2015, 07:29:47 UTC 5 years ago

Whether it is religious has not been demonstrated yet. But they have ruled that the evidence does not match natural causes such as floods or predators which have created previous caches of hominid bones. This is different and interesting. There are far too many bones for accidental death while hiding to seem more plausible than deliberate placement. Shoving enemies down a black hole is possible though.