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New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa
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New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa

  • Hawks, John ORCID Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States
  • Elliott, Marina Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • Schmid, Peter Anthropological Institute and Museum, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstr, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Churchill, Steven E Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, United States
  • Ruiter, Darryl J de Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States
  • Roberts, Eric M Geosciences, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
  • Hilbert-Wolf, Hannah Geosciences, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
  • Garvin, Heather M Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, Mercyhurst University, Erie, United States
  • Williams, Scott A New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York, United States
  • Delezene, Lucas K Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, United States
  • Feuerriegel, Elen M Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
  • Randolph-Quinney, Patrick School of Forensic and Applied Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
  • Kivell, Tracy L Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
  • Laird, Myra F Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States
  • Tawane, Gaokgatlhe Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • DeSilva, Jeremy M Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, United States
  • Bailey, Shara E New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York, United States
  • Brophy, Juliet K Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
  • Meyer, Marc R Department of Anthropology, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, United States
  • Skinner, Matthew M Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
  • Tocheri, Matthew W Human Origins Program, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, United States
  • VanSickle, Caroline Department of Anthropology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, United States
  • Walker, Christopher S Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United States
  • Campbell, Timothy L Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States
  • Kuhn, Brian Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Kruger, Ashley School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Tucker, Steven Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • Gurtov, Alia Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States
  • Hlophe, Nompumelelo Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • Hunter, Rick Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • Morris, Hannah Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, United States
  • Peixotto, Becca Department of Anthropology, American University, Washington, United States
  • Ramalepa, Maropeng Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • Rooyen, Dirk van Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • Tsikoane, Mathabela Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • Boshoff, Pedro Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
  • Dirks, Paul HGM ORCID Geosciences, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
  • Berger, Lee R ORCID Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa
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  • 2017-5-9
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  • eLife. - eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. - 2017, vol. 6
English The Rising Star cave system has produced abundant fossil hominin remains within the Dinaledi Chamber, representing a minimum of 15 individuals attributed to Homo naledi. Further exploration led to the discovery of hominin material, now comprising 131 hominin specimens, within a second chamber, the Lesedi Chamber. The Lesedi Chamber is far separated from the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave system, and represents a second depositional context for hominin remains. In each of three collection areas within the Lesedi Chamber, diagnostic skeletal material allows a clear attribution to H. naledi. Both adult and immature material is present. The hominin remains represent at least three individuals based upon duplication of elements, but more individuals are likely present based upon the spatial context. The most significant specimen is the near-complete cranium of a large individual, designated LES1, with an endocranial volume of approximately 610 ml and associated postcranial remains. The Lesedi Chamber skeletal sample extends our knowledge of the morphology and variation of H. naledi, and evidence of H. naledi from both recovery localities shows a consistent pattern of differentiation from other hominin species.
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