Homo naledi

Swetha 12/06/2023

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News:

Study suggests that H. naledi made rock art and buried their dead.

What:

It is an extinct hominin species.
Term ‘naledi’ means ‘star’ in Sotho language.
Characteristics:
- Upright and bipedal locomotion
- Short-statured
- Small brained
- Primitive features with respect to shoulders, hips and torso
- More human-like adaptations in teeth, cranium and lower body

When:

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