Small-brained Homo naledi buried its dead in a South African cave 300,000 years ago, new research suggests. This discovery challenges the link between brain size and ritual. #Paleoanthropology #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #RisingStarCave @johnhawks.net
#Burial isn’t just a Homo sapiens thing. From #Neanderthals in #Shanidar to the mysterious Homo naledi in #RisingStarCave, more #hominins may have laid their dead to rest than we once thought.
#PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #BurialMysteries #FossilFriday #HomoNaledi
@johnhawks Summarizing the important work of van Rooyen et al on the nature of the “Chute” at #risingstarcave johnhawks.net/weblog/how-h...
While we prepare for an expedition at the #105site with @MaxPlanck our exploration team is working in the tight spaces of the #Risingstarcave mapping cultural sites thought to be made by #Homonaledi. These are some of the most experienced cave explorers in the world and we are very proud of them!
I can't just imagine when this happened to the Naledi, what would the poor guys think 🥲 #caveofbones what you think mister @LeeRberger ? And @johnhawks.bsky.social
#artwork #homonaledi #risingstarcave #art #paleoart
Just a quick #HomoNaledi walking animation wip #risingstarcave #caveofbones #peleoanthropology @LeeRberger and his team deserve the credit for the amazing discovery that sparked up my inspiration 👏
youtu.be/VlYcfk-rGcU
#animation #animation2d
It's not the same as it was before I lost my hard drive but here's an attempt- I remade Neo the #homonaledi stylized with a buddy of his Reeds the Quagga #hominid #naledi #reconstruction #evolution #ocart #human #risingstarcave #caveofbones #artwork #paleoanthropology #paleoart