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Protein analysis of Homo naledi fossils finds zero male markers
June 25, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 25 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news:

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Protein analysis of Homo naledi fossils finds zero male markers

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New analysis of the fossils reveals hints to the first known example of a sex-specific burial site from a non-human species.

An international team of researchers successfully extracted and analysed the first-ever protein fragments from fossil teeth of Homo nal . . .

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