Site formation processes at Rising Star: taphonomy and 3D spatial analyses of the Homo naledi assemblage

Description

The recently discovered site of Rising Star in the Craddle of Humankind, Johannesburg, South Africa, has yielded the single largest fossil hominin assemblage on the African continent to have been uncovered to date. Much of the anatomy of the new species, Homo naledi, has been described. With relatively human-like lower limb and strangely primitive-likeupper body, Homo naledi displays a mosaic of traits in its morphology. A small cranium for a member of the genus Homo adds to this unexpected mix of characters. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version] / MT 2017

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1. Kruger, Ashley (2017) Site formation processes at Rising Star: taphonomy and 3D spatial analyses of the Homo naledi assemblage, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23510>
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23510

Tags

Homo naledi

Human beings--Origin

Human beings--Evolution

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/23510
Date	January 2017
Creators	Kruger, Ashley
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Format	Online resource (xxxiv, 212 leaves), application/pdf