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Homo naledi fossils from South African cave identified as all female

Homo naledi fossils from South African cave identified as all female

Scientists determined that a set of Homo naledi remains recovered deep within a South African cave are all female. Researchers aim to learn why the sample is single‑sex and what it could reveal about social behavior or mortuary practices among this archaic human relative.

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Fossils of archaic human found in a cave are the same sex. Scientists want to learn why