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Rising Star Cave (Dinaledi Chamber)

Cave system in South Africa's Cradle of Humankind where cavers found the remains of at least 15 Homo naledi individuals in 2013, deep in a chamber reachable only through a narrow chute. Researchers argue the bodies were deliberately placed there - possibly the earliest deliberate mortuary behaviour known - though the claim remains contested.

Dated events and their evidence

• about 285,000 years ago mainstream
  Homo naledi remains in the Dinaledi Chamber (dated 335,000-236,000 years ago) source
• 2013 CE mainstream
  discovery of the Dinaledi Chamber remains source

Where

25.8817° S, 27.7092° E

Sources

• https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24231
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Star_Cave

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