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| author | Berger, Lee R Makhubela, Tebogo Vincent Molopyane, Keneiloe Krüger, Ashley Randolph-Quinney, Patrick Elliott, Marina Peixotto, Becca Fuentes, Agustín Tafforeau, Paul Beyrand, Vincent Dollman, Kathleen Jinnah, Zubair Brewer Gillham, Angharad Broad, Kenneth Brophy, Juliet Chinamatira, Gideon Dirks, Paul H G M Feuerriegel, Elen Gurtov, Alia Hlophe, Nompumelelo Hunter, Lindsay Hunter, Rick Jakata, Kudakwashe Jaskolski, Corey Morris, Hannah Pryor, Ellie Mpete, Maropeng Roberts, Eric M Smilg, Jacqueline S Tsikoane, Mathabela Tucker, Steven Van Rooyen, Dirk Warren, Kerryn Wren, Colin D Kissel, Marc Spikins, Penny Hawks, John |
| author_facet | Berger, Lee R Makhubela, Tebogo Vincent Molopyane, Keneiloe Krüger, Ashley Randolph-Quinney, Patrick Elliott, Marina Peixotto, Becca Fuentes, Agustín Tafforeau, Paul Beyrand, Vincent Dollman, Kathleen Jinnah, Zubair Brewer Gillham, Angharad Broad, Kenneth Brophy, Juliet Chinamatira, Gideon Dirks, Paul H G M Feuerriegel, Elen Gurtov, Alia Hlophe, Nompumelelo Hunter, Lindsay Hunter, Rick Jakata, Kudakwashe Jaskolski, Corey Morris, Hannah Pryor, Ellie Mpete, Maropeng Roberts, Eric M Smilg, Jacqueline S Tsikoane, Mathabela Tucker, Steven Van Rooyen, Dirk Warren, Kerryn Wren, Colin D Kissel, Marc Spikins, Penny Hawks, John Berger, Lee R Makhubela, Tebogo Vincent Molopyane, Keneiloe Krüger, Ashley Randolph-Quinney, Patrick Elliott, Marina Peixotto, Becca Fuentes, Agustín Tafforeau, Paul Beyrand, Vincent Dollman, Kathleen Jinnah, Zubair Brewer Gillham, Angharad Broad, Kenneth Brophy, Juliet Chinamatira, Gideon Dirks, Paul H G M Feuerriegel, Elen Gurtov, Alia Hlophe, Nompumelelo Hunter, Lindsay Hunter, Rick Jakata, Kudakwashe Jaskolski, Corey Morris, Hannah Pryor, Ellie Mpete, Maropeng Roberts, Eric M Smilg, Jacqueline S Tsikoane, Mathabela Tucker, Steven Van Rooyen, Dirk Warren, Kerryn Wren, Colin D Kissel, Marc Spikins, Penny Hawks, John |
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| contents | Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by . Berger, Lee R Makhubela, Tebogo Vincent Molopyane, Keneiloe Krüger, Ashley Randolph-Quinney, Patrick Elliott, Marina Peixotto, Becca Fuentes, Agustín Tafforeau, Paul Beyrand, Vincent Dollman, Kathleen Jinnah, Zubair Brewer Gillham, Angharad Broad, Kenneth Brophy, Juliet Chinamatira, Gideon Dirks, Paul H G M Feuerriegel, Elen Gurtov, Alia Hlophe, Nompumelelo Hunter, Lindsay Hunter, Rick Jakata, Kudakwashe Jaskolski, Corey Morris, Hannah Pryor, Ellie Mpete, Maropeng Roberts, Eric M Smilg, Jacqueline S Tsikoane, Mathabela Tucker, Steven Van Rooyen, Dirk Warren, Kerryn Wren, Colin D Kissel, Marc Spikins, Penny Hawks, John Animals Fossils Burial Hominidae South Africa Humans Geologic Sediments In this study, we describe new results of excavations in the Dinaledi Subsystem of the Rising Star cave system, South Africa. In two areas within the Hill Antechamber and the Dinaledi Chamber, this work uncovered concentrations of abundant fossils including articulated, matrix-supported skeletal regions consistent with rapid covering by sediment prior to the decomposition of soft tissue. We additionally re-examine the spatial positioning of skeletal material and associated sediments within the Puzzle Box area, from which abundant remains representing a minimum of six individuals were recovered in 2013 and 2014. Multiple lines of evidence exclude the hypothesis that skeletal remains from these three areas come from bodies that decomposed on the floor of the chamber or within a shallow depression prior to burial by sediments. The spatial positioning of skeletal material, the topography of the subsystem, and observations on sediments within and surrounding features exclude the hypothesis that rapid burial by sediment was a result of gravity-driven slumping or spontaneous movement of sediments. We present a minimal hypothesis of hominin cultural burial and test the evidence from all three areas, finding that this hypothesis is most compatible with the pattern of evidence. These results suggest that mortuary behavior, including cultural burial, was part of the repertoire of . |
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| spellingShingle | Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by . Berger, Lee R Makhubela, Tebogo Vincent Molopyane, Keneiloe Krüger, Ashley Randolph-Quinney, Patrick Elliott, Marina Peixotto, Becca Fuentes, Agustín Tafforeau, Paul Beyrand, Vincent Dollman, Kathleen Jinnah, Zubair Brewer Gillham, Angharad Broad, Kenneth Brophy, Juliet Chinamatira, Gideon Dirks, Paul H G M Feuerriegel, Elen Gurtov, Alia Hlophe, Nompumelelo Hunter, Lindsay Hunter, Rick Jakata, Kudakwashe Jaskolski, Corey Morris, Hannah Pryor, Ellie Mpete, Maropeng Roberts, Eric M Smilg, Jacqueline S Tsikoane, Mathabela Tucker, Steven Van Rooyen, Dirk Warren, Kerryn Wren, Colin D Kissel, Marc Spikins, Penny Hawks, John Animals Fossils Burial Hominidae South Africa Humans Geologic Sediments Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by . Berger, Lee R Makhubela, Tebogo Vincent Molopyane, Keneiloe Krüger, Ashley Randolph-Quinney, Patrick Elliott, Marina Peixotto, Becca Fuentes, Agustín Tafforeau, Paul Beyrand, Vincent Dollman, Kathleen Jinnah, Zubair Brewer Gillham, Angharad Broad, Kenneth Brophy, Juliet Chinamatira, Gideon Dirks, Paul H G M Feuerriegel, Elen Gurtov, Alia Hlophe, Nompumelelo Hunter, Lindsay Hunter, Rick Jakata, Kudakwashe Jaskolski, Corey Morris, Hannah Pryor, Ellie Mpete, Maropeng Roberts, Eric M Smilg, Jacqueline S Tsikoane, Mathabela Tucker, Steven Van Rooyen, Dirk Warren, Kerryn Wren, Colin D Kissel, Marc Spikins, Penny Hawks, John Animals Fossils Burial Hominidae South Africa Humans Geologic Sediments In this study, we describe new results of excavations in the Dinaledi Subsystem of the Rising Star cave system, South Africa. In two areas within the Hill Antechamber and the Dinaledi Chamber, this work uncovered concentrations of abundant fossils including articulated, matrix-supported skeletal regions consistent with rapid covering by sediment prior to the decomposition of soft tissue. We additionally re-examine the spatial positioning of skeletal material and associated sediments within the Puzzle Box area, from which abundant remains representing a minimum of six individuals were recovered in 2013 and 2014. Multiple lines of evidence exclude the hypothesis that skeletal remains from these three areas come from bodies that decomposed on the floor of the chamber or within a shallow depression prior to burial by sediments. The spatial positioning of skeletal material, the topography of the subsystem, and observations on sediments within and surrounding features exclude the hypothesis that rapid burial by sediment was a result of gravity-driven slumping or spontaneous movement of sediments. We present a minimal hypothesis of hominin cultural burial and test the evidence from all three areas, finding that this hypothesis is most compatible with the pattern of evidence. These results suggest that mortuary behavior, including cultural burial, was part of the repertoire of . |
| title | Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by . |
| topic | Animals Fossils Burial Hominidae South Africa Humans Geologic Sediments |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40888484/ |