Watched all 3 parts in one breath. So exciting. Thank you Mr. Berger for initiating and leading this project and also giving credit to your team that they all deserve. You guys will always be remembered in history for the contributions with this extraordinary discovery. Good luck for future discoveries, you guys rock !

I nearly passed out watching the caver... extraordinary human beings.

@ndrthrdr1

8 жыл бұрын

Imagine doing it without flashlights.

the way he speaks about his discoveries is so inspiring to start your own project and go out and leave your own little footstep on this planet.

I was familiar with just about everything he spoke about from my paleoanthropology courses but still screamed at each new discovery. he's a great presenter with absolutely extraordinary material

*He should thank the first two absolutely crazy kids who continued more far in the cave than anyone else ever have done.*

@jesusf.2600

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@MuhammadAliGOAT

3 жыл бұрын

were the first ones who found the remains KIDS???? what is your source?

@adamh.2791

3 жыл бұрын

Oh he definitely did that. I watched a documentary where he gave them their due. Those two guys for sure made one of the greatest discoveries in history.

Those tight spaces man, gotta give those guys props. Talk about a claustrophobic anxiety attack.

Amazing. Great job to all the archeologist and researches who discovered and played part in this remarkable discovery.

As a kid I would have loved trying to go down in places like that but as an adult no way scaryest thing, just the thought of what could go wrong. very brave people!

Have enjoyed this series more than any I have ever seen (I particularly loved the FACE) you've shown (when u said they all looked relatively alike). I was so hoping you would show us what these ppl looked like. Thank you for posting these talks. You are a fine scientist & and inspirational speaker. Keep it up!

This is so exciting to watch! Thank you!

You are real heros! Thank you very much for your huge efforts made for finding the truth about the human evolution!

Incredibly fascinating talk , love it.

you guys are incredible and inspiring!

Absolutely amazing

Seriously one of the greatest speeches I've ever heard

thank you so much explores!!

That was a great talk, thank you.

This is amazing

I'm so fascinated by this discovery. Its so awe-inspiring.

Thank you, Lee!

Excellent job

Wow. Amazing

amazing!

Incredible

great documentary and discovery by mr. lee berger. is he still in the process of exploration to find sites like that?

I'm claustrophobic. I couldn't look at the man who was squeezing his way through the cave.

I get increased comfort in confined spaces, but ONLY when getting out of confined spaces is fast and effortless. Examples of what I mean, is being in a tent or under bed sheet or something similar. Squeezing through small areas of underground caves, where IF my body was to swell up foe some reason or if I broke arm(s) or leg(s) or any other medical emergency, which could result in me being stuck there and dying, is something I will never put myself through on purpose. Seeing that areas of the cave these people went through, made me feel nauseous with fear. I am surprised that people actually do that, just to get some information. I strongly suspect that the cave used to be much more open than it is now, because I can't imagine people trying to push and pull dead bodies through those tight areas. If it has closed up more than it was, then there is a chance that it will soon become completely closed off or completely collapse in areas, so it's a good thing they went when they did.

I'm more amazed at Rick than I am of the discovery!

Had I seen this in highschool, (long time ago) I would have hands down been all about doing this

Perfection

Congratulations! And a big hug ;)

What's strange is that everyone seems to be so focused on their field. It's pretty well known that the statement about us being the only species that disposed of deceased is wrong. For example ants do it as well. In fact ants, and even eleph-ants for example, to mention a completely different one, also seek out burial sites before dying at times. Maybe it is, or rather was, still to early to make these discoveries. Not that it is not interesting, but I fear that only just now we're actually starting to become professional enough to really explore them fully without unneeded damage and potential knowledge lost by the processes.

@Alkis05

Жыл бұрын

He is aware of the behavior of other animals. Ants don't do it ritualistically. It is a instinctive behavior. Elephants and other animals mourn their dead, but they don't dispose of their corpses. It is exactly because of these examples that the very specific term "disposal of deceased" was coined to describe that behavior.

Great job! I had always been interested in Homo Naledi, and your articles and videos helped me to better understand our orange-brained ancestors!

the rising star cave system and its implications on humanity makes me want to cry sometimes

Wow!!!!

It's very old but yes, looks like it's a bit crumbling inside there. I bet the opening has changed over the thousands upon thousands of years. Erosion happens all the time, some slow and some fast, but these are not limestone caves. It easily could have been more accessible to transport bodies into. Or they would have had to drag them along.

This is pinnacle content. I read a parallel book that was a lightbulb experience. "Temporal Echoes: Amelia's Odyssey Through Ancestral Shadows" by Vivian Rosewood

I watched all three episodes and enjoyed them very much. One question because I may have missed it in the presentation. How old is the find? When do the boned date back to?

@ironsnowflake1076

6 жыл бұрын

Lou Reis they are still working on dating the fossils :)

@111Watersong

4 жыл бұрын

I recently read 230 000 years

I'd get so claustrophobic getting through those tight spaces

Does anyone know if they made/used tools? What did they eat etcetera?(*correction this clip is 3 years old, I'll just google my questions)

They should make a movie out of this

I absolutely love this, but my vicarious subterranean claustrophobia is making it difficult to watch. Even thinking about tiny crawl spaces give my the jitters.

Was this opening in the passed bigger???was it a burial place???👍🇳🇱 nice greetings from Holland.

I'm a caver (Jamaican Caves Organisation). Some of those squeezes are ridiculously tight. Don't think I'd fit.

you should go to schools and show the kids what awesome things there are to be done... there was no paleoanthropologist at career day in my school at least..

You should say they did something extraordinary not WE, because you have stayed outside the cave. Bravo to them 👏

Superb discovery! A true miracle! Instead of a ritual burial site, the Rising Star cave may have been a sort of hibernaculum. Home naledi may have required extended sleep periods, for regenerative reasons, climate adaptations, or just to dream in a safe place. The significant lack of other species' fossils means the chamber was a secure place, a cul de sac that had only one entrance. Attrition in a hibernaculum would account for the specific age range represented in the bone deposits- the very young and very old in larger numbers than adults. They carried themselves into the cave. Some did not come out. This site may not have been a place of ritual burial, but it may have given rise to the idea of intentional internment. Imagine creatures crawling into a safe haven, and some not emerging. The survivors may have formed ideas that the missing members went on some sort of journey. There were no artifacts included with the bones. A ritual burial would be enhanced with favorite objects from the lives of the deceased.

@chainsawkitten3766

6 жыл бұрын

Tolba Szy deliberate interment of bodies may have been to just get them out of the way. We all know having corpses around isn’t very pleasant. And may attract predators, another unpleasant thing, who knows their reason. could be it was just a practical way to deal with death. And then later on in our evolution, we saw death as more symbolic, and it was then that we added to the ritual of death, burying people with their possessions, etc. just a thought.

those tight spaces have me really squeamish. was having a panic attack while watching it.

How tf would something be able to take a dead body down there

Have we ever consider that the early human may have smaller brain but maybe they were more Intuitive. Our scientist also used their intuition in their accomplishment.

So how did the dead bodies fit through the tiny gap(s)?

@111Watersong

4 жыл бұрын

They are smaller than us

It seems more likely to me that the bodies ended up there over time because they found their way in, but once in (and in the dark) couldn't find their way out. A dead end trap. The rodent may have been led there by the "smell", and also been trapped. The bird.... the same.

@Muuip

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, they could only voluntarily fit through these tight spaces. Or the cave was widely accessible back then.

@surfk9836

5 жыл бұрын

Think about it. You are lost in a pitch black cave. You walked in and got lost. So the answer to getting out was to crawl through very tight openings. Tight spaces you didn't encounter on your way in. They were placed there.

"All because these remarkable scientists" yes but There was ONE GUY who found this cave. And he wasn't a scientist.

@KendallPhillips89

4 жыл бұрын

All though your technically correct, a little insensitive to the other guy with him, chopped liver lol

Look at the computer screen @ 1:03

And what happened to the 6 unknown scientists?

Ahh, the irony that creationists deny this!

how is it that those bones got there though? is he saying that these beings all went that far down in those caves and lived??? how did they see with no light?

how could the naledi get there with no light and with the dead bodies in the cramped spaces

how did those hominids get inside that cave through those tight tunnels ?

Wow this comment section is depressing

They could have been cornered and starved to death too etc, might not have been a body dumping site at all. But yeah, amazing discovery nontheless.

🙏💙🙏💙🙏💙🙏💙🙏💙🙏💙🙏💙🙏💙🙏💙❤️

bob hope was found

Its bodies of families exploring and got stuck and died

All I gotta say is "Everything you thought was wrong" with Lloyd Pye on YT

Naledi is an important find; but should not be considered a human ancestor. That line probably died with them.

I'm free of charge if you ever need people to help you dig.i want to be on a team: your team...

Geez, there are so many creationists here in the comment section.

So other than interesting...what does it matter?

@Herb-bu7wz

5 жыл бұрын

steve nunua we learn more about our world and our past... a little less historical amnesia.

Ants dispose their dead ones

@Thesigilhex

4 жыл бұрын

They lived down there.

This guy might not be a scientist, but he plays one on tv.

Lord of the Rings. That was Earth.

shoulder pads???

Harry Houdini would have done this job well.

Ants have graveyards...

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Funny how all those phd's are still not trusted with the treasure eh, having to be supervised by cctv, hmmm yeah funny that, it would appear someone in the "team" is a rather misanthropic archaeologist.

@surfk9836

4 жыл бұрын

Cctv is to document for us and safety. Obviously you are not a phd.

What? They found the missing link?!? Then we really are a bunch of apes that evolved from a primordial soup? Dang! Thank Earth, we evolved the intelligence to throw aside our bananas to pick up swords and assert our love for shiny metal! OOH OOH AHH AHHH AHHH, that's so cool!

@Gabriel-zx3ge

3 жыл бұрын

The missing link is australopithecus, but yeah, that's mostly right

Feels like he talking to a Jr. High class. Is there an adult version?

That’s a dumb analogy in not damaging the cave from not letting someone get enough space to get around.

So,,,, this is in Africa , why not portrait her with African typy curly hair ???? I noticed this over and over in the reconstruction of pre historic people ,,,, why ????

plot twist : its a dinosaur !

Batshitcrazy people might do that... I am way too fat...

bigfoot eat their dead1

the different is, people wear socks..

@slaapkonijn58

8 жыл бұрын

FUCK..... im not human?! my life is a lie!

@DaleBasye

8 жыл бұрын

what mirror to you use?

@mr.actiongal1017

8 жыл бұрын

and clothes???? lol

@mr.actiongal1017

8 жыл бұрын

and furies dont count*

Weird spot to put dead people.

It was a primitive jail they were superstitious they disposed the dead in a ritual

Most American will not fit in that tiny hole.

frist comment

@marksnyder9243

6 жыл бұрын

The Catholic church said evolution happened and the old testament should not be taken literally.

a team of all women scientists!!!!!!!

Everything you ask for will find Guava

Explore?! You mean leave the safety of my nest?! I think not good sir; not after that claustrophobic nightmare-fuel intro.

Necios ,que buscan lo que ya saben.....

bruh I really don't care anymore

Finding fossils is cool, but if they aren't put back where they were found and our records and fossils we store above ground get destroyed, then history will be erased. I am just bringing up an observation and opinion based on my very limited understanding and would like to get some information that assures me that I am wrong.

A feminist plot twist, but stay with me people! He touches each and every one of these women with a hug, a slight massage, and even a cheeky kiss.

@fridgemagnet9831

5 жыл бұрын

I saw that, I think its no big deal

I don't know why they put Casey Neistat in the thumbnail. Ffs, he's a modern human. I lost my respect for this channel.

Our first parents were exiled unto planet Earth.The truth is that but most do not know.

@flamedesigns.9377

7 жыл бұрын

ghostfoto Well maybe the 100 but then season 6302

We never evolved. We are just on the downfall since the beginning.

Scientists find a piece of shit under a rock... "Oh look an ancestor"

@OTKNetwork

8 жыл бұрын

Pray to your God some more. Maybe he will give you reasoning skills.

@CROWSNAKE420

8 жыл бұрын

+GudGramer Atheist do not need to be throwing thay word around

@marksnyder9243

6 жыл бұрын

You are blind and small minded. I how can you doubt this truth. Do some research.