Controversial claims about extinct humans are stirring up evolution research. Here's how the mess could have been avoided
- Written by: Mike W. Morley, Associate Professor and Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Flinders University
In June, researchers led by palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger published sensational claims about an extinct human species called Homo naledi online and in the Netflix documentary Unknown: Cave of Bones. They argued the small-brained H. nalediburied their dead in Rising Star Cave in South Africa more than 240,000 years ago, and may also have...
