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title: Homo Naledi Composite Skeleton
author: Lee R. Berger e.a. (2015)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6875/homo-naledi-composite-skeleton/
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 Composite Skeleton
_Authored by Lee R. Berger e.a. (2015)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6875.png)
## Image Caption
A composite skeleton that represents multiple individuals of [Homo naledi](https://www.worldhistory.org/Homo_Naledi/), created from specimens found in the Dinaledi chamber in the Rising Star Cave, South [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/). The specimens have been dated to between 236,000 and 335,000 years old.
## Cite This Work
### APA
(2015), L. R. B. e. (2017, July 10). Homo Naledi Composite Skeleton. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
(2015), Lee R. Berger e.a.. "Homo Naledi Composite Skeleton." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 10, 2017. .
### MLA
(2015), Lee R. Berger e.a.. "Homo Naledi Composite Skeleton." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jul 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://elifesciences.org/articles/09560#fig1) by **Lee R. Berger e.a. (2015)**. 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.