# Berger 2015: Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

> Lee R Berger, John Hawks, Darryl J de Ruiter et al., 2015. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The species description and the size of the…

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# Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

Lee R Berger, John Hawks, Darryl J de Ruiter et al., 2015. _eLife 4: e09560_.

Names Homo naledi from 1,550 numbered fossil specimens recovered in 2013-2014 from the Dinaledi Chamber, representing at least 15 individuals, and describes its mosaic of primitive and derived anatomy.

**Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims** ArticleCopy of **[DH1, holotype cranium of Homo naledi](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/artifacts/ART0D38XN3C7CVZ/dh1-holotype-cranium-of-homo-naledi)** doi: **[10.7554/eLife.09560](https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09560)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The species description and the size of the Dinaledi assemblage.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[DH1, holotype cranium of Homo naledi](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/artifacts/ART0D38XN3C7CVZ/dh1-holotype-cranium-of-homo-naledi)

ART

[DH1, holotype cranium of Homo naledi: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/copies/CPY0D38XNB60ESX/dh1-holotype-cranium-of-homo-naledi-photo)

CPY

[Infants to old adults are present, from at least 15 individuals in the first excavation alone.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/evidence/EVD0D38X8WR7S7H/infants-to-old-adults-are-present-from-at-least-15)

Evidence

EVD

[Homo naledi is named and the deliberate-disposal hypothesis proposed](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/events/EVT0D38X57J7PC6/homo-naledi-is-named-and-the-deliberate-disposal-hypothesis)

EVT

[The Rising Star Expedition excavates the Puzzle Box area](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/events/EVT0D38X4ZR5ZZM/the-rising-star-expedition-excavates-the-puzzle-box-area)

EVT

[Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials)

The mystery article

MYS

[Rising Star Expedition (University of the Witwatersrand)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/organisations/ORG0D38X48A1M9K/rising-star-expedition-university-of-the-witwatersrand)

ORG

## Cite it

```
Berger, L. R., Hawks, J., de Ruiter, D. J., Churchill, S. E., Schmid, P., Delezene, L. K., Kivell, T. L., & Garvin, H. M. (2015). Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa. eLife 4: e09560. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09560
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[Read it free at elifesciences.org](https://elifesciences.org/articles/09560)

Key

**SRC** 0D38WXDJ0GA9

Kind

Journal article

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CC-BY-4.0

Kept

27 Oct 2026

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