# The marks were made later by Homo sapiens.

> No evidence yet: The marks were made later by Homo sapiens.

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Answer · Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims

# The marks were made later by Homo sapiens.

The marks were made later by Homo sapiens.

**No evidence yet** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**No evidence yet** Its tests haven't settled it: no evidence yet.

## What it predicts

- Dating places the marks after H. naledi.

## What would rule it out

- A cover dated before 236 ka.

## 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)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The marks were made later by Homo sapiens. [Answer ANS0D38XJDE57MR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D38XJDE57MR
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