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A Cave Full of Ancient Human Remains Has a Strange Secret: Where Are All the Males?

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A Cave Full of Ancient Human Remains Has a Strange Secret: Where Are All the Males?
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Ancient tooth proteins raise the possibility that Homo naledi, an extinct human relative, reserved a burial site for females, hinting at complex customs once thought unique to modern humans. For more than a decade, researchers have wondered why the adult fossils in South Africa’s Dinaledi Chamber look so much alike. The remains of Homo naledi, [...]

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