QuestionsHomo naledi and the Rising Star burial claimsWere the Hill Antechamber and Dinaledi features bodies placed in dug pits and deliberately covered?Answer
Answer · Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims
Bodies were placed or left on the floor or in natural hollows and became covered as the sediment moved and…
Bodies were placed or left on the floor or in natural hollows and became covered as the sediment moved and reworked around them, without digging.
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
- No cut is found; the infill matches the surrounding Unit 3 breccia.
- Articulation is partial and mixed with displaced elements, as in bodies decaying in loose sediment.
What would rule it out
- A demonstrated cut through older layers at a feature edge.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Open4 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Bodies were placed or left on the floor or in natural hollows and became covered as the sediment moved and… [Answer ANS0D38XD1J01GF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D38XD1J01GF
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