VIDEO: New human-like species discovered in South Africa

The remains of fifteen skeletons have been found deep in a cave system in South Africa.

VIDEO: New human-like species discovered in South Africa

A new species called Homo Naledi, with ritual behaviour and symbolic thought, previously found only in Homo Sapiens, has been discovered.

The bones were found hidden in a tiny chamber in the Rising Star Cave, a cave system located in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site near Krugersdorp in South Africa.

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