Oh wow, this is actually pretty big; see, we dont have to take everything at face value. Be scrutinus. Ask questions. If somone is doing something outside of the normal bounds, there is often a reason, and it is not always good -
https://www.science.org/content/article/web-science-index-plans-end-elife-s-journal-impact-factor
Of course in referance to #HomoNaledi and the pre-prrints published in this journal (the only journal that would accept them as is).
Wow!
Did This Ancient Species Really Bury Its Dead Before Modern Humans?
https://www.sciencealert.com/did-this-ancient-species-really-bury-its-dead-before-modern-humans #HomoNaledi #RisingStar #burial #controversy
New Pre-Print Paper out about #HomoNaledi! Check out my quick coverage, and read the over 100-page paper yourself here and read the evidence for yourself on whether or not H. naledi buried their dead!
https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/2024/08/13/new-evidence-for-ritualistic-burial-by-homo-naledi/
Why was #Homonaledi in #RisingStar? We don't know; we may never know. But so far, there is no evidence that they buried their dead, according to a new paper, not pre-print. Published paper! Check it out, video to come ASAP - https://paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.php/paleo/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/25?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3y0AMtUVSjdT5dRSnnTJ8zraxJv53jYinFRzIkweRl7u2RZr1YTd_UItY_aem_-k4ekMmz8i194qWcuC4T0A
A new, detailed paper is out showing that there is no evidence for deliberate sedimentary burial of #homonaledi; video coming soon -
https://paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.php/paleo/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/25 @KimFoecke @PickeringRobyn @QueffelecAlain1
Shocker? Not exactly. No, this is not a personal attack on the team.
Much has changed since the publication of the pre-print papers, including the near hiding of the team from the eyes of public science, but catch what Prof. Lee Berger had to say about #HomoNaledi and its potential implications https://youtu.be/xyhO5hcfRHY #Paleoanthropology
The #homonaledi papers might be the first high-profile test of #eLife new model of publishing reviewed preprints.
eLife reviewed the preprint and assessed it as follows: "... would be a landmark finding. However, the evidence for these claims is considered inadequate..."
https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/89106
At the same time, the Daily Princetonian reports that the "groundbreaking discoveries" have been "accepted" for publication.
RT: https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/
Watch the unveiling of the use of fire 
by #Homonaledi that was announced yesterday by @LeeRberger! It was amazing!
Don’t miss out: https://livestream.com/carnegiescience/explorationage
Read more: https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/2022/12/01/fire-and-homo-naledi/
https://twitter.com/WrldOfPaleoAnth/status/1598612318098968578?t=1DZLNnjZNuBT1gtxnfapdw&s=09
