The human species Homo naledi may have buried their dead deliberately, and made carvings into their cave walls, unusual behavior for their small brains.
An extinct human species that lived around 300,000 years ago may have been more similar to us than scientists first thought., buried their dead deliberately and carved symbols inside caves, marking the earliest recorded occurrences of these behaviors by at least 100,000 years..
These human cousins are thought to have lived some time between 241,000 and 335,000 years ago, and have features distinct from our human species, including a brain only around one-third the size of ours, and a smaller body stature. Bones of of Homo Naledi, a newly discovered human ancestor are displayed during the unveiling of the discovery on September 10, 2015 in Maropeng, South Africa.H. naledi
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