# The marks are natural or made by animals.

> Still possible: The marks are natural or made by animals.

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Answer · Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims

# The marks are natural or made by animals.

The marks are natural or made by animals.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Microscopy shows profiles unlike tool incision.

## What would rule it out

- Microscopic tool-mark profiles and a dated cover.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Critics note weathering and claws can produce similar marks and call for detailed analysis.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/evidence/EVD0D38XJ5M4RT6/critics-note-weathering-and-claws-can-produce-similar-marks)

Suggestive

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## The questions it answers

[Did Homo naledi make the cross-hatched marks on the walls of the Hill Antechamber?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X85A4VBA/did-homo-naledi-make-the-cross-hatched-marks-on-the-walls-of)

Part of [Were the Hill Antechamber and Dinaledi features bodies placed in dug pits and deliberately covered?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X7DW1XKH/were-the-hill-antechamber-and-dinaledi-features-bodies)

Open4 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The marks are natural or made by animals. [Answer ANS0D38XHXT01QH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D38XHXT01QH
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