The Cool Down·3 min read·medium
Every known Homo naledi skeleton in South Africa may be female, surprising scientists
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Ray Brennan
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A new study of Homo naledi fossils from South Africa's Rising Star cave system suggests that all recovered skeletons may be female. Researchers identified this through protein analysis of teeth, challenging previous assumptions about the species' biology and social structure.
"The bottom line is this is a weird result from an already weird hominin."
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