Homo naledi may have dug cave graves and carved marks into cave walls
The proposed discoveries of humanlike activities by the ancient hominids have drawn skepticism
Disputed evidence from underground caves in South Africa suggests that the oldest known burials of the dead occurred among extinct, small-brained hominids. An artist’s reconstruction of one proposed grave holding the skeletal remains of an adult Homo naledi is shown here.
L. Berger et al/BioRxiv.org 2023