Claims that a small-brained hominin called Homo naledi buried its dead raise intriguing questions about ancient minds and why we engage in this peculiar practice. Research into the Rising Star cave system in South Africa by paleoanthropologist Lee Berger shows the engravings found on the walls where the extinct hominin, Homo naledi buried its dead.
These markings are suggestive of ‘meaning-making’ behaviours that were previously thought to be exclusive to large brained species.
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