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Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, according to a surprising study

Chatanooga Times Free Press 08 Jun 2023
Fossil remains of the species — named Homo naledi — were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa a decade ago ... Berger and colleagues describe their findings in studies posted online Monday ... H ... In recent years, team members have ventured back into the caves, a tricky descent through tight underground spaces ... ___ ... .
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Coal India unveils 5-year plan to quadruple underground mining

Financial Express 07 Jun 2023
About 37% of coal in USA and 50% in South Africa is produced from underground mines. Europe has stopped open-cast mining and has relied mostly on underground production.
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World's oldest-known burial site found in Johannesburg: Scientists

Eye Witness News 06 Jun 2023
Led by renowned palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger, researchers said they discovered several specimens of Homo naledi buried about 30 metres underground in a cave system within the Cradle of Humankind ... The oldest burials previously unearthed, found in the Middle East and Africa, contained the remains of Homo sapiens, and were around 100,000 years old.
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Scientists claim evidence that our distant relatives buried their dead

Sandhills Express 06 Jun 2023
JohannesburgScientists in South Africa have claimed a discovery they believe could force us to rethink some fundamentals of what it means to be human ... Berger announced on June 5, 2023 that his team had discovered the oldest graves ever found in South Africa, pushing back the first traces of mortuary practices by some 100,000 years.
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Extinct human cousins may have beat us to inventing burial rituals

Popular Science 06 Jun 2023
An entrance to the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star Cave system, part of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site near Johannesburg, South Africa ... The fossil remains of the species were first uncovered about 10 years ago in the Rising Star cave system northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, surprising study finds

Niagara Gazette 06 Jun 2023
Fossil remains of the species — named Homo naledi — were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa a decade ago ... Berger and colleagues describe their findings in studies posted online Monday ... H ... In recent years, team members have ventured back into the caves, a tricky descent through tight underground spaces ... .
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Study: Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, carved symbols

NewstalkZB 06 Jun 2023
Fossil remains of the species — named Homo naledi — were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa a decade ago ... Berger and colleagues describe their findings in studies posted online Monday ... H ... In recent years, team members have ventured back into the caves, a tricky descent through tight underground spaces ... - MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer. .
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Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead

Taipei Times 06 Jun 2023
By Maddie Burakoff / AP, NEW YORK ... Fossil remains of the species — named Homo naledi — were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa a decade ago ... Berger and colleagues describe their findings in studies posted online Monday ... H ... In recent years, team members have ventured back into the caves, a tricky descent through tight underground spaces ... .
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Ancient human relatives buried their dead in caves, new theory claimsThe creatures, named Homo naledi, ...

Deccan Herald 06 Jun 2023
They lived around the time the first humans were roaming Africa. Now, after years of analyzing the surfaces and sediments of the elaborate underground cave, the same team of scientists is making another splashy announcement ... Also Read ... Berger organized an expedition into the complex system of chambers and tunnels, which extends for miles underground.
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Study: Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead

News-Press Now 06 Jun 2023
NEW YORK — An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain. Fossil remains of the species — named Homo naledi — were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa a decade ago ... × This page requires Javascript ... Please enable it in your browser settings ... .
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AP News Summary at 6:11 p.m. EDT

The Lufkin News 06 Jun 2023
Unresponsive pilot seen slumped over before deadly Virginia plane crash, officials say ... The officials were not authorized to discuss details of the military operation and spoke on condition of anonymity ... Now the Supreme Court will hear the case ... Fossil remains of the species were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa around a decade ago ... ....
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AP News Summary at 6:16 p.m. EDT

Longview News-Journal 06 Jun 2023
Unresponsive pilot seen slumped over before deadly Virginia plane crash, officials say ... The officials were not authorized to discuss details of the military operation and spoke on condition of anonymity ... Now the Supreme Court will hear the case ... Fossil remains of the species were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa around a decade ago ... ....
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AP News Summary at 5:56 p.m. EDT

The Times & Democrat 06 Jun 2023
Unresponsive pilot seen slumped over before deadly Virginia plane crash, officials say ... The officials were not authorized to discuss details of the military operation and spoke on condition of anonymity ... Now the Supreme Court will hear the case ... Fossil remains of the species were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa around a decade ago ... ....
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Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ ...

The Associated Press 05 Jun 2023
Fossil remains of the species — named Homo naledi — were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa a decade ago ... Berger and colleagues describe their findings in studies posted online Monday ... H ... In recent years, team members have ventured back into the caves, a tricky descent through tight underground spaces ... ___ ... .
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AP News Summary at 4:35 p.m. EDT

Tahlequah Daily Press 05 Jun 2023
Plane destroyed after flying over DC, crashing in rural Virginia, leaving 4 dead ... The Federal Aviation Administration has said in a brief update Monday that the pilot and three passengers were killed and that the plane was “destroyed” in the crash ... Fossil remains of the species were uncovered in underground caves in South Africa around a decade ago ... .

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