Homo naledi, an extinct human relative, buried dead and carved symbols long before modern humans, new research at the Rising Star cave system in South Africa found. Ad Feedback. World. Africa ...

A non-human creature dubbed Homo naledi was discovered nearly a decade ago — and researchers now believe the creature may have had a head start on Homo sapiens, or humans, in using fire as a tool.

They say they've discovered fossilized bones from at least 27 Homo naledi individuals of various ages, all of whom lived at least 240,000 years ago, and possibly as long as 500,000 years ago.

If the claims are true, the behavior by Homo naledi—a baffling, small-brained member of the human family tree—would pre-date the earliest known burials by at least 100,000 years.

Homo naledi, a hominin discovered in the Rising Star cave system in Africa's Cradle of Humankind in 2013, had human-like hands and feet but a brain a third of the size of humans ...

Since its initial discovery was announced in 2015, an extinct hominid species named Homo naledi (H. naledi) has been making anthropological waves. Now, three new preprint studies published June 5 ...

Homo naledi, despite having tiny brains, may have lit fires and decorated walls around the graves of their dead, according to controversial new research. Engravings on a wall in the Rising Star ...

New Homo Naledi Cave Discoveries Upend What We Know About Being Human. Findings indicate some cultural behavior unique to humans and Neanderthals also present in extinct species Homo naledi. By .

An extinct human species that lived around 300,000 years ago may have been more similar to us than scientists first thought. New research has found that this species, Homo naledi, buried their ...

If H. naledi, with its small brain, was burying its dead, using fire as a light source and creating engravings, then scientists may need to rethink the connection between brain size and behavior.

Homo naledi, an extinct human relative, buried dead and carved symbols long before modern humans, new research at the Rising Star cave system in South Africa found. CNN values your feedback 1.