Homo naledi, an extinct human relative, buried dead and carved symbols long before modern humans, new research at the Rising Star cave system in South Africa found. Ad Feedback. World. Africa ...

A non-human creature dubbed Homo naledi was discovered nearly a decade ago — and researchers now believe the creature may have had a head start on Homo sapiens, or humans, in using fire as a tool.

If the claims are true, the behavior by Homo naledi—a baffling, small-brained member of the human family tree—would pre-date the earliest known burials by at least 100,000 years.

Most striking of all, H. naledi had a brain size of just 450 to 600cubic centimeters. For comparison, H. sapiens brain size averages around 1,400 cubic centimeters.

Homo naledi, a hominin discovered in the Rising Star cave system in Africa's Cradle of Humankind in 2013, had human-like hands and feet but a brain a third of the size of humans ...

Homo naledi had a brain one-third the size of humans but displayed intelligence far beyond, according to the new discovery. Bigger brains may not equate to higher intelligence after all.

New Homo Naledi Cave Discoveries Upend What We Know About Being Human. Findings indicate some cultural behavior unique to humans and Neanderthals also present in extinct species Homo naledi. By .

They say they've discovered fossilized bones from at least 27 Homo naledi individuals of various ages, all of whom lived at least 240,000 years ago, and possibly as long as 500,000 years ago.

Since its initial discovery was announced in 2015, an extinct hominid species named Homo naledi (H. naledi) has been making anthropological waves. Now, three new preprint studies published June 5 ...

Homo naledi, despite having tiny brains, may have lit fires and decorated walls around the graves of their dead, according to controversial new research. Engravings on a wall in the Rising Star ...

New scientific studies posted online suggest that Homo naledi, an ancient human cousin discovered in South Africa a decade ago, might have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls in ...

Homo naledi – the extinct human species of Netflix fame – had hands that were partially adapted to climbing and partly designed for crafting, new research has revealed. This finding helps to ...