Anthropologist Lee Berger and his team at the University of the Witwatersrand, working within the Rising Star cave system in South Africa, have published their most extensive evidence yet of ...

The idea that Homo naledi may have intentionally placed their dead in South Africa’s Rising Star cave is fascinating, but are we reading too much into the evidence?

Burnt remains, ash deposits, and hearth-like features suggest Homo naledi controlled fire deep within the Rising Star cave system. If confirmed, this discovery challenges long held assumptions about ...