In a recent groundbreaking discovery that might change the whole human tale, by adding a baffling new angle to the presently determined family tree of humankind, was the unearthing of a new species of hominid - the Homo naledi. This new addition to the human family might help to completely revolutionize what we know as the human story and raise the important question of “What truly is human?”

   This pioneering discovery was made by a group of researchers at the “Rising Star Cave” near Johannesburg in South Africa. The caves are located at a famed fossil site rightfully known as the ‘Cradle of Humankind’, as it is the richest reserve of hominin fossils in the world. The main man behind this discovery is Wits University professor, Lee Berger accompanied by a group of esteemed scientists.

    The name Homo naledi was attributed to this new species after the name of the deep underground chamber....