In the first blog post I touched for a brief second on how and where the homo-naledi was discovered. Now I want to go in depth and explain where the remains were found as it has a direct effect on the newest found remain Neo which will be explained in depth in the next blog post. If you can refer to the image below for reference. This is the Rising Star cave; the original remains of the homo- naledi was found here as well as the additional 130 specimens that were later on recovered. The original chamber where the first remains were found is called the Dinaledi, this is the image on the map that is outlined and circled in blue. The image on the map that is outlined and circled in yellow is the second chamber of the Rising Star cave system called Lesedi. Throughout this chamber there are many other entrances to the cave but these are the only ones you really need to remember. "The second chamber, named Lesedi—for the Setswana word for “light”". This is a beautiful name for a cave which goes perfectly with the name Neo. Neo is the name given to the adult male remains found in the cave, it is Sesotho and means gift. The "Light" gave a gift to us and he is a homo-naledi named Neo.
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