QuestionsHomo naledi and the Rising Star burial claimsHow did the remains of many Homo naledi individuals come to lie in the dark chambers of the Dinaledi Subsystem?Answer
Answer · Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims
Individuals entered the subsystem alive, for refuge or exploration, and died there, singly or in groups.
Individuals entered the subsystem alive, for refuge or exploration, and died there, singly or in groups.
Where it stands
Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Deaths are spread through time rather than clustered.
- Bodies lie where people moving in the dark would stop or fall, such as the foot of the Chute.
What would rule it out
- Evidence that the bodies were moved after death or were placed in arranged positions.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Most likelyLiving H. naledi carried or dragged their dead into the subsystem
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Individuals entered the subsystem alive, for refuge or exploration, and died there, singly or in groups. [Answer ANS0D38X9M66GDZ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D38X9M66GDZ
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title = {Individuals entered the subsystem alive, for refuge or exploration, and died there, singly or in groups.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D38X9M66GDZ},
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