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title: Homo Naledi Skull
author: John Hawks e.a. (2017)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6874/homo-naledi-skull/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Homo Naledi Skull
_Authored by John Hawks e.a. (2017)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6874.jpg)
## Image Caption
Skull of [Homo naledi](https://www.worldhistory.org/Homo_Naledi/), who lived between 236,000 and 335,000 years ago and whose remains were found in the Rising Star Cave in South [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/). This particular skull was found in the Lesedi chamber. The scale bar represents 5 cm.
## Cite This Work
### APA
(2017), J. H. e. (2017, July 10). Homo Naledi Skull. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
(2017), John Hawks e.a.. "Homo Naledi Skull." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 10, 2017. .
### MLA
(2017), John Hawks e.a.. "Homo Naledi Skull." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jul 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://elifesciences.org/articles/24232#fig5) by **John Hawks e.a. (2017)**. Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 10 July 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.