In this episode of A Life in Ruins, Connor, Carlton, and David discuss the new Homo naledi findings in South Africa, and their implications on modern anthropology.

After discussing the articles a bit in depth, they quickly segway to other burial practices and hominid behaviors.

The episode ends with personal, cultural experiences around death and funerals.

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Transcripts

For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/161

Links

2001 Social Memory, Identity, and Death: An Introduction by Meredith Chesson
2023 Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi by Berger et al. In Press.
2021 Earliest known human burial in Africa by Martinon-Torres et al.
2018 Who First Buried the Dead? by Paige Madison
YouTube - Homo Naledi - New Questions On Human Evolution by Stefan Milo

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Oldest Homo Species Burial?: A Discussion of New Findings and Human Burial Practices - Ep 161

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