In this episode of A Life in Ruins, Connor, Carlton, and David discuss the new Homo naledi findings in South Africa, and their implications on modern anthropology. After discussing the articles a bit in depth, they quickly segway to other burial practices and hominid behaviors. The episode ends with personal, cultural experiences around death and funerals. If you have left a podcast review on iTunes or Spotify, please email us at alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com so we can get shipping information to send you a sticker. If you are listening to this episode on the "Archaeology Podcast Network All Shows Feed," please consider subscribing to the "A Life in Ruins Podcast" channel to support our show. Listening to and downloading our episodes on the A Life in Ruins channel helps our podcast grow. So please, subscribe to the A Life in Ruins Podcast, hosted by the Archaeology Podcast Network, on whichever platform you use to listen to us on the "All Shows Feed." Please support our show by following our channel. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/161 Links * 2001 Social Memory, Identity, and Death: An Introduction by Meredith Chesson [https://www.academia.edu/9577262/Social_Memory_Identity_and_Death_An_Introduction] * 2023 Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi by Berger et al. In Press. * 2021 Earliest known human burial in Africa by Martinon-Torres et al.  [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03457-8] * 2018 Who First Buried the Dead? by Paige Madison [https://www.sapiens.org/culture/hominin-burial/] * YouTube - Homo Naledi - New Questions On Human Evolution by Stefan Milo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgBJmdpqWsU] More links and literature recommendations at the A Life in Ruins page [https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/161] for this episode. Contact * Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com * Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/alifeinruinspodcast] * Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/alifeinruinspodcast] * Twitter: @alifeinruinspod [https://www.twitter.com/alifeinruinspod] * Website: www.alifeinruins.com [https://www.alifeinruins.com/] * Ruins on APN: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins * Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/alifeinruins/shop Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion] * Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to  https://zen.ai/pseudofool and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. * Laird Superfood Are you ready to feel more energized, focused, and supported? Go to https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed1 and add nourishing, plant-based foods to fuel you from sunrise to sunset. * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/alifeinruins to save 20% off anything you order.