See How Scientists Identified Our New Human Ancestor | National Geographic

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Scientists from all over the world came together to analyze the bones belonging to Homo naledi, a human ancestor newly discovered in South Africa. Led by paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Lee Berger, this team of experts compared the morphology of the naledi fossils with other early hominins to learn more about the new members and how they might fit within the human family.
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New Human Ancestor Discovered: Homo naledi (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) | National Geographic

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Within a deep and narrow cave in South Africa, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his team found fossil remains belonging to the newest member of our human family. The Homo naledi discovery adds another exciting chapter to the human evolution story by introducing an ancestor that was primitive but shared physical characteristics with modern humans.
Because the cave system where the bones were located was extremely difficult to access, it could be speculated that these hominins practiced a behavior previously believed to be modern: that of deliberately disposing of their dead underground.
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Exclusive: Building the Face of a Newly Found Ancestor | National Geographic

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As a paleoartist, John Gurche focuses on combining art and science to create the faces of our long-lost ancestors. With the discovery of Homo naledi, the newest addition to the genus Homo, Gurche was tasked with determining how this creature would have looked, based on bone scans of the fossils found.
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