QuestionsHomo naledi and the Rising Star burial claimsIs the stone found by the hand in the Hill Antechamber Feature an artefact placed with the body?Answer
Answer · Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims
The stone is a shaped tool placed with the body.
The stone is a shaped tool placed with the body.
Where it stands
Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Use-wear, flake scars or residues distinguish it from stones in the surrounding sediment.
What would rule it out
- Surface analysis showing only natural fracture and the same lithology as clasts in the sediment.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The stone is a shaped tool placed with the body. [Answer ANS0D38XFZA7N6Q]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D38XFZA7N6Q
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