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The hand of Homo naledi. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2015
A nearly complete right hand of an adult hominin was recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa. Based on associated hominin material, the bones of this hand are attributed to Homo naledi.
Kivell TL, Deane AS, Tocheri MW, Orr CM, Schmid P, Hawks J, Berger LR, Churchill SE.   +7 more
europepmc   +7 more sources

New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa [PDF]

eLife, 2017
The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi.
John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E Churchill, Darryl J de Ruiter, Eric M Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M Garvin, Scott A Williams, Lucas K Delezene, Elen M Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L Kivell, Myra F Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M DeSilva, Shara E Bailey, Juliet K Brophy, Marc R Meyer, Matthew M Skinner, Matthew W Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S Walker, Timothy L Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul HGM Dirks, Lee R Berger   +37 more
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The foot of Homo naledi. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2015
Modern humans are characterized by a highly specialized foot that reflects our obligate bipedalism. Our understanding of hominin foot evolution is, although, hindered by a paucity of well-associated remains.
Harcourt-Smith WE, Throckmorton Z, Congdon KA, Zipfel B, Deane AS, Drapeau MS, Churchill SE, Berger LR, DeSilva JM.   +8 more
europepmc   +10 more sources

Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa [PDF]

eLife, 2015
We describe the physical context of the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave, South Africa, which contains the fossils of Homo naledi. Approximately 1550 specimens of hominin remains have been recovered from at least 15 individuals, representing ...
Paul HGM Dirks, Lee R Berger, Eric M Roberts, Jan D Kramers, John Hawks, Patrick S Randolph-Quinney, Marina Elliott, Charles M Musiba, Steven E Churchill, Darryl J de Ruiter, Peter Schmid, Lucinda R Backwell, Georgy A Belyanin, Pedro Boshoff, K Lindsay Hunter, Elen M Feuerriegel, Alia Gurtov, James du G Harrison, Rick Hunter, Ashley Kruger, Hannah Morris, Tebogo V Makhubela, Becca Peixotto, Steven Tucker   +23 more
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The Role of Footwear in the Pathogenesis of Hallux Valgus: A Proof-of-Concept Finite Element Analysis in Recent Humans and Homo naledi [PDF]

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
Hallux valgus (HV), the bunion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ), bothers many adults. No consensus has been reached about the causes of HV, be it a hereditary, or acquired, or multifactorial disease. Nor has agreement been reached using MTPJ
Genyu Yu, Yuzhou Fan, Yuxuan Fan, Ruining Li, Yaming Liu, Djordje Antonijevic, Djordje Antonijevic, Petar Milovanovic, Bo Zhang, Zhiyu Li, Marija Djuric, Yifang Fan   +11 more
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Endocast morphology of Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2018
Hominin cranial remains from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa, represent multiple individuals of the species Homo naledi. This species exhibits a small endocranial volume comparable to Australopithecus, combined with several aspects of external cranial
Holloway RL, Hurst SD, Garvin HM, Schoenemann PT, Vanti WB, Berger LR, Hawks J.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The many mysteries of Homo naledi [PDF]

eLife, 2015
More than 1500 fossils from the Rising Star cave system in South Africa have been assigned to a new human species, Homo naledi, which displays a unique combination of primitive and derived traits throughout the skeleton.
Chris Stringer
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Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi [PDF]

eLife
In this study, we describe new results of excavations in the Dinaledi Subsystem of the Rising Star cave system, South Africa. In two areas within the Hill Antechamber and the Dinaledi Chamber, this work uncovered concentrations of abundant Homo naledi ...
Lee R Berger, Tebogo Vincent Makhubela, Keneiloe Molopyane, Ashley Krüger, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Marina Elliott, Becca Peixotto, Agustín Fuentes, Paul Tafforeau, Vincent Beyrand, Kathleen Dollman, Zubair Jinnah, Angharad Brewer Gillham, Kenneth Broad, Juliet Brophy, Gideon Chinamatira, Paul HGM Dirks, Elen Feuerriegel, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Lindsay Hunter, Rick Hunter, Kudakwashe Jakata, Corey Jaskolski, Hannah Morris, Ellie Pryor, Maropeng Mpete, Eric M Roberts, Jacqueline S Smilg, Mathabela Tsikoane, Steven Tucker, Dirk Van Rooyen, Kerryn Warren, Colin D Wren, Marc Kissel, Penny Spikins, John Hawks   +36 more
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An initial report of circa 241,000- to 335,000-year-old rock engravings and their relation to Homo naledi in the Rising Star cave system, South Africa [PDF]

eLife
The production of painted, etched, or engraved designs on cave walls or other surfaces is recognized as a major cognitive step in human evolution.
Lee R Berger, John Hawks, Agustín Fuentes, Dirk Van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Maropeng Mpete, Samuel Nkwe, Keneiloe Molopyane   +7 more
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Grafismos Hominídeos - Proto-Estética ou Protos-Símbolos: o Homo Naledi Geometrizava? [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática
No presente artigo estudam-se os mais antigos grafismos produzidos por hominídeos, em especial os do Homo naledi. Apresenta-se a evolução do gênero Homo. Discute-se se representam protos-símbolos ou se são produtos de uma proto-estética.
Manoel de Campos Almeida
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