# Egeland 2018: Hominin skeletal part abundances and claims of deliberate disposal of corpses in the Middle Pleistocene

> Charles P. Egeland, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Travis Rayne Pickering et al., 2018. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. A quantitative test of the…

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# Hominin skeletal part abundances and claims of deliberate disposal of corpses in the Middle Pleistocene

Charles P. Egeland, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Travis Rayne Pickering et al., 2018. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115(18): 4601-4606_.

Compares skeletal-part profiles of the Dinaledi and Sima de los Huesos assemblages with known modern samples of primate carcasses that decayed in different settings. Finds the Dinaledi profile closest to bodies that decomposed in the open or in caves, not to buried bodies, and so does not single out deliberate disposal.

**Homo naledi and the Rising Star burial claims** Articledoi: **[10.1073/pnas.1718678115](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1718678115)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

A quantitative test of the assemblage against natural and cultural reference samples.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Skeletal-part profile resembles bodies that decayed in the open or in caves rather than buried ones.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/homo-naledi-burials/evidence/EVD0D38X9CC2X10/skeletal-part-profile-resembles-bodies-that-decayed-in-the)

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Egeland, C. P., Domínguez-Rodrigo, M., Pickering, T. R., Menter, C. G., & Heaton, J. L. (2018). Hominin skeletal part abundances and claims of deliberate disposal of corpses in the Middle Pleistocene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115(18): 4601-4606. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1718678115
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