Homo Naledi 2020

Quite a few episodes back, I produced a show that looked at a new hominin species discovered in 2013. This history-changing discovery happened when paleoanthropologist Lee Berger, assisted by cavers Rick Hunter and Steve Tucker, explored the Rising Star Cave in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. I thought it’s about time we revisited that earlier hominin species. Think of it as an update on what science has to say about them now.

Original Episode: Homo Naledi

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Citations

“Discovering Homo Naledi: Journey to Find a Human Ancestor, Part 3.” National Geographic, uploaded by National Geographic, 31 Oct. 2020, video.nationalgeographic.com/video/ng-live/00000155-934c-d173-a1ff-d7fdcf950000.

Eyewitness News. “New Discovery From Homo Naledi’s Rising Star Cave.” YouTube, uploaded by Eyewitness News, 9 May 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4OK69aYwk.

Hettiger, Julia. “Rare Homo Naledi Juvenile Fossils Provide Clues Into How Early Humans Aged.” DOGOnews, 19 Oct. 2020, www.dogonews.com/2020/4/15/rare-homo-naledi-juvenile-fossils-provide-clues-into-how-early-humans-aged.

McCall, Rosie. “Remains of Child From Mystery Human Species That Lived 300,000 Years Ago Discovered.” Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2020, www.newsweek.com/remains-child-human-species-homo-naledi-1495462.

“Puzzling Skeleton Helps Reveal How Ancient Human Relative Grew Up.” National Geographic, 1 Apr. 2020, www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/puzzling-skeleton-reveal-ancient-human-relative-homo-naledi-grew-up/#close.

Smith, Kiona. “Anthropologists Describe the First Skeleton of a Homo Naledi Child.” Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2020, arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/anthropologists-describe-the-first-skeleton-of-a-homo-naledi-child.

TEDx Talks. “What Homo Naledi Teaches Us about Being Human | Juliet Brophy | TEDxLSU.” YouTube, uploaded by TEDx, 20 June 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1oGNPvLeOY&feature=emb_logo.

The Australian Museum. “Homo Naledi.” The Australian Museum, 13 Dec. 2019, australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/homo-naledi.

The Economist. “How Hybrids Have Upturned Evolutionary Theory.” The Economist, 1 Oct. 2020, www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/10/03/how-hybrids-have-upturned-evolutionary-theory.

Wikipedia contributors. “Homo Naledi.” Wikipedia, 22 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_naledi. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology news

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