Prehistoric Cave Was Full of Human Bodies. Now Scientists Have Discovered It Was Probably Only Female
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An international team of researchers has analyzed the dental remains of 20 Homo naledi individuals and concluded that they are all female. The study, published in the prestigious magazine Cell, used advanced proteomics techniques to examine the proteins of tooth enamel and determine the biological sex of these ancient hominins who lived [...]
About 300,000 years ago, a species of prehistoric man, Homo naledi, lived in southern Africa, which was much smaller than modern humans, but may have already buried its dead. Now, scientists have examined the largest such burial site known to exist and are surprised to find that it appears to contain only female bodies. The study is published in the journal Cell.
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