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Homo naledi infant skull discovery suggests they buried their dead Read more: https://staging.newscientistbeta.com/article/2296360-homo-naledi-infant-skull-discovery-suggests-they-buried-their-dead/#ixzz7BLiYTNU5

First partial skull of a Homo naledi child found in South Africa

5 November 2021

The skull of a small child belonging to a different human species has been found deep in a cave system in South Africa. They have been named “Leti”.
Mtoto oldest Africa burial

78,000 year old human burial is oldest in Africa

6 May 2021

The oldest known burial in Africa is of a 3-year-old child who died around 78,000 years ago. The discovery sheds light on how people in the region cared for their dead at that time.

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