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'A weird result from an already weird hominin': Archaeologists discover all Homo naledi skeletons found in South African cave are female - Live Science

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'A weird result from an already weird hominin': Archaeologists discover all Homo naledi skeletons found in South African cave are female - Live Science
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Archaeologists have discovered that all known Homo naledi skeletons found in a South African cave system are female. This unique finding challenges existing understandings of this ancient human relative.

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This discovery provides new insights into human evolution and the social behaviors of extinct hominin species.

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A cutting-edge analysis of the teeth from Homo naledi skeletons in a South African cave system found no males within the group. Experts are unsure what to make of the finding.

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