Deep inside a South African cave, researchers say they have discovered graves dug by our ancient small-brained relatives more than 100,000 years before the oldest known human burials, a claim that would revise the story of our evolution.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Claim of ancient burials shakes up human evolution story, sparks debate
Controversial evidence suggests that our relative Homo naledi was capable of complex behavior despite its much smaller brain
By Mark Johnson
June 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. EDT