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  1. Homo naledi - Wikipedia

    Homo naledi ... Homo naledi is an extinct species of archaic human discovered in 2013 in the Rising Star Cave system, Gauteng province, South Africa, part of the Cradle of Humankind, …

  2. Homo naledi - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program

    Jan 3, 2024 · Homo naledi possessed a mixture of traits that are Australopithecus -like (particularly in the pelvis and shoulder) and Homo -like (particularly in the hands and feet, and …

  3. Homo naledi | Cave Site & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 22, 2025 · Anatomic features that H. naledi had in common with other members of Homo include reduced cheek teeth and similar jaws and feet. Other features, including the pelvis, …

  4. What we know and do not know after the first decade of Homo naledi

    Aug 7, 2024 · Ten years after the discovery of Homo naledi, the authors explore the various anatomical and behavioural evidence accumulated for this intriguing species.

  5. Homo Naledi: Fossil Trove Adds a New Limb to Human Family Tree

    Homo naledi, a newly discovered species in the genus Homo, has now been added to the human family tree. While the fossils of Homo naledi have yet to be dated, the creature may have been …

  6. Homo Naledi: Our Puzzling Extinct Human Relative

    Jul 21, 2025 · Homo naledi is an extinct species of hominin, first discovered in 2013 in South Africa. This species has sparked considerable interest and debate among scientists, as the …

  7. A 'landmark finding': Homo naledi buried their dead 250,000 …

    Mar 28, 2025 · Homo naledi, an extinct relative of modern humans whose brain was one-third the size of ours, buried their dead and engraved cave walls about 250,000 years ago, according to …

  8. Meet Homo Naledi: The Human Relative Rewriting Our Family …

    The existence of a small-brained hominin like Homo naledi surviving alongside larger-brained contemporaries raises questions about the direct link between brain size and evolutionary …

  9. Homo Naledi - World History Encyclopedia

    Jul 14, 2017 · Homo naledi is an extinct species of human discovered in Rising Star Cave in South Africa in 2013 CE in what has become the biggest single-species hominin find...

  10. Age of Ape-Human Species Homo naledi Revealed: 236,000 to …

    After adding Homo naledi to the human family tree, researchers reveal that the species is younger than it seems.