Ancient Mass Grave in South Africa

  • Thread starter Thread starter Bystander
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Mass
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Start your own thread to ask a follow-up.
2 replies · 7K views
Physics news on Phys.org
Bystander said:
Doesn't appear to be some sabretooth's litterbox
Apparently, it's just hominid skeletons and remnants of small birds and mice, i.e., no large carnivores that might have carried folks into the cave. This suggests that folks wandered into the cave on their own, but for what reason.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-...lds-strange-bones-of-early-human-like-species
There are no animal bones there, except for a handful of bits from birds and mice. There's no evidence that a carnivore dragged the human-like creatures in, or that they somehow got washed in. And there's no evidence of a mass death, such as a cave accident.
 
Last edited: