# By which route did the hominins, or the bodies, reach the Dinaledi Subsystem? · Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X7NP2YAE/by-which-route-did-the-hominins-or-the-bodies-reach-the Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:40+00:00 --- **0** # By which route did the hominins, or the bodies, reach the Dinaledi Subsystem? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [How did the remains of many Homo naledi individuals come to lie in the dark chambers of the Dinaledi Subsystem?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X76261BP/how-did-the-remains-of-many-homo-naledi-individuals-come-to)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The present route through the Chute is extreme, and the burial claim's critics and one final reviewer treat the unknown access as the main gap⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D38WWEA046H/elife-assessment-and-public-reviews-version-of-record). An easier opening changes what carrying the dead would have required⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D38WYCT19WJ/providing-context-to-the-homo-naledi-fossils-constraints). ## Answers 3 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/answers/ANS0D38XFQG0EHB/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Through another opening, such as the Postbox, that is now closed or impassable.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/answers/ANS0D38XF7W55VD/through-another-opening-such-as-the-postbox-that-is-now) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**Through the present route, including the Chute.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/answers/ANS0D38XER804QY/through-the-present-route-including-the-chute) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 2015[Dirks et al. puts forward: through the present route, including the Chute.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D38WXNC3V58/geological-and-taphonomic-context-for-the-new-hominin) 1. 2021[Robbins et al. puts forward: through another opening, such as the Postbox, that is now closed or impassable.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D38WYCT19WJ/providing-context-to-the-homo-naledi-fossils-constraints) 1. 2021[Robbins et al.: the flowstone chronology raises the Postbox as an alternative route that would cut 80 m from the approach.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D38WYCT19WJ/providing-context-to-the-homo-naledi-fossils-constraints)For: Through another opening, such as the Postbox, that is now closed or impassable. 1. 2025[Berger et al.: hominin material lies at the base of the Chute in the Hill Antechamber.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D38WW6G22RF/evidence-for-deliberate-burial-of-the-dead-by-homo-naledi)For: Through the present route, including the Chute. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X7NP2YAE/by-which-route-did-the-hominins-or-the-bodies-reach-the%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X7NP2YAE/by-which-route-did-the-hominins-or-the-bodies-reach-the%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X7NP2YAE/by-which-route-did-the-hominins-or-the-bodies-reach-the%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X7NP2YAE/by-which-route-did-the-hominins-or-the-bodies-reach-the%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X7NP2YAE/by-which-route-did-the-hominins-or-the-bodies-reach-the%23add-source) Where it fits Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims [**How did the remains of many Homo naledi individuals come to lie in the dark chambers of the Dinaledi Subsystem?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/questions/QST0D38X76261BP/how-did-the-remains-of-many-homo-naledi-individuals-come-to)Key question · most likely living H. naledi carried or dragged their dead into the subsystem **By which route did the hominins, or the bodies, reach the Dinaledi Subsystem?** You're here · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]