A child’s partial skull adds to the mystery of how Homo naledi treated the dead
Found in a narrow opening, the remains stoke possibility of ancient, deliberate cave disposals
![hand holds a reconstruction of a Homo naledi child’s skull showing fossil teeth and parts of the cranium](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/110321_bb_homo-naledi_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A researcher holds a reconstruction of a Homo naledi child’s skull based on fossil pieces and teeth (lighter-colored areas) found in a remote passage inside a South African cave system.
© Wits University