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 buried by gravity-driven slumping or collapse of sediment within the chamber.
Bodies were buried by gravity-driven slumping or collapse of sediment within the chamber.
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
- Sediment fabric and bone orientation show downslope movement.
- Features sit on slopes or below sediment sources.
What would rule it out
- Features on flat floors with no slope fabric and no downslope bone orientation.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Open4 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Bodies were buried by gravity-driven slumping or collapse of sediment within the chamber. [Answer ANS0D38XDS00FH1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D38XDS00FH1
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author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
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