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South African Cave Yields Strange Bones Of Early Human-Like Species

Anthropologist Lee Berger's daughter, Megan (top), and Rick Hunter, a member of the underground exploration team, navigate the narrow chutes leading to the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave in South Africa. That's where fossilized bones belonging to <em>H. naledi,</em> a new species related to humans, were discovered. (Photo by Robert Clark/National Geographic)
Anthropologist Lee Berger's daughter, Megan (top), and Rick Hunter, a member of the underground exploration team, navigate the narrow chutes leading to the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave in South Africa. That's where fossilized bones belonging to H. naledi, a new species related to humans, were discovered. (Photo by Robert Clark/National Geographic)

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