Abstract
mournful ape: Conflating expression and meaning in the mortuary behaviour of Homo naledi
Highlights
As an article in the last issue of the South African Journal of Science[1] highlighted, in the last few months we have seen a bonanza of early hominin material from the Cradle of Humankind – Homo naledi – presented to the world, courtesy of Lee Berger, John Hawks, Paul Dirks and the Rising Star science team
There were papers on the taxonomy[2], and the geological and taphonomic[3] context, followed shortly afterwards by the detailed functional anatomy of the hands and feet of H. naledi in papers led by Tracy Kivell[4] and Will Harcourt-Smith[5], respectively
Stringer[7] highlights the issue of the lack of radiometric dating from the site, and makes the important point that because H. naledi is currently only known from one site, it is unclear whether or not the taxon was restricted to southern Africa
Summary
As an article in the last issue of the South African Journal of Science[1] highlighted, in the last few months we have seen a bonanza of early hominin material from the Cradle of Humankind – Homo naledi – presented to the world, courtesy of Lee Berger, John Hawks, Paul Dirks and the Rising Star science team.
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