Young Homo naledi surprises 09/05/2017 250 000 year old species from Rising Star Cave raises more questions about our origins.
Celebrating teamwork on the Homo naledi discovery 21/11/2016 Four new papers on different aspects of the anatomy of Homo naledi have been published, and more papers are coming soon, all led by early career researchers.
How tiny black spots shed light on part of the Homo naledi mystery 27/07/2016 Many questions have been thrown up by the discovery in South Africa of a previously unidentified human relative, Homo naledi.
Back to the future: Space-age exploration for pre-historic bones 30/05/2016 The high-tech 3D mapping of Homo naledi’s Dinaledi chamber.
Witsie made a NatGeo Emerging Explorer 16/05/2016 Underground astronaut, Marina Elliott, says she is honoured to be part of this prestigious research programme.
Lee Berger on TIME 100 list 21/04/2016 Wits palaeoanthropologist honoured as one of the most influential people in the world.
Dating Homo naledi 27/11/2015 Estimating the age of fossils is important because it allows palaeoanthropologists the opportunity to try to draw up a family tree.
Prehistoric Tarzan-like ancestor 09/10/2015 The two papers, titled: The foot of Homo naledi and The hand of Homo naledi, describe the structure and function of the H. naledi hand and foot.
Homo naledi, our new human relative 11/09/2015 It is the single largest fossil hominin find yet made on the continent of Africa.
Meet Homo naledi, a new species of human relative 10/09/2015 Our ancestor practiced a form of ritualised behaviour (or repeated behaviour) previously thought to be unique to humans.
.jpg "3D Mapping of the Dinaledi cave system, where Homo naledi was found.")
