《新科学家》 第3602期 · 2026年7月4日 · 中文解读
Homo naledi化石新发现:所有个体均为女性?
New twist in Homo naledi story · Colin Barras
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对南非Rising Star洞穴中发现的Homo naledi化石的蛋白质分析表明,所有个体可能都是女性,但这一发现的意义仍存在争议。
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An analysis of the Homo naledi fossils discovered in the Rising Star caves suggests that all the individuals were female, but there is debate over what this means, says Colin Barras THE Homo naledi fossils discovered in a South African cave 13 years ago are even more remarkable than we thought. An analysis of proteins in the skeletons suggests they are all female. The discovery may be the clearest evidence yet that H. naledi really did treat its dead in an unusual way. The mystery of the Homo naledi fossils deepens, as they seem to all be female For the latest analysis, a team led by Palesa Madupe at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, extracted ancient proteins from H. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3602期 · 2026年7月4日,Colin Barras。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。

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