Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

PHGM Dirks, LR Berger, EM Roberts, JD Kramers… - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
We describe the physical context of the Dinaledi Chamber within the Rising Star cave, South
Africa, which contains the fossils of Homo naledi. Approximately 1550 specimens of hominin …

Earliest hominin cancer: 1.7-million-year-old osteosarcoma from Swartkrans Cave, South Africa

EJ Odes, PS Randolph-Quinney, M Steyn… - South African Journal …, 2016 - scielo.org.za
The reported incidence of neoplasia in the extinct human lineage is rare, with only a few
confirmed cases of Middle or Later Pleistocene dates reported. It has generally been …

Osteogenic tumour in Australopithecus sediba: Earliest hominin evidence for neoplastic disease

PS Randolph-Quinney, SA Williams, M Steyn… - South African Journal …, 2016 - scielo.org.za
We describe the earliest evidence for neoplastic disease in the hominin lineage. This is
reported from the type specimen of the extinct hominin Australopithecus sediba from …

Possible bite-induced abscess and osteomyelitis in Lufengosaurus (Dinosauria: sauropodomorph) from the Lower Jurassic of the Yimen Basin, China

L Xing, BM Rothschild, PS Randolph-Quinney… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We report an osseous abnormality on a specimen of the sauropod dinosaur Lufengosaurus
huenei from the Fengjiahe Formation in Yuxi Basin, China. A gross pathological defect …

Evidence of fatal skeletal injuries on Malapa Hominins 1 and 2

EN L'Abbé, SA Symes, JT Pokines, LL Cabo… - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Malapa is one of the richest early hominin sites in Africa and the discovery site of the
hominin species, Australopithecus sediba. The holotype and paratype (Malapa Hominin 1 …

Comment on “Deliberate body disposal by hominins in the Dinaledi Chamber, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa?”[J. Hum. Evol. 96 (2016) 145–148]

P Dirks, LR Berger, J Hawks… - Journal of Human …, 2016 - Elsevier
In responding to Val (2016), we welcome the opportunity to further clarify our interpretations
of the taphonomic and geological context of Homo naledi in the Dinaledi Chamber of the …

Response to Thackeray (2016)-The possibility of lichen growth on bones of Homo naledi: Were they exposed to light?

PS Randolph-Quinney, LR Backwell… - South African Journal …, 2016 - scielo.org.za
Thackeray1 questions the hypothesis of deliberate body disposal in the Rising Star Cave by
Homo naledi, as proposed by Dirks and colleagues2. Thackeray proposes that lichens …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental conditions and bodily decomposition: Implications for long term management of war fatalities and the identification of the dead during the …

SI Ashbridge, PS Randolph-Quinney… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in what they referred to as a 'special military
operation'. Since then, both Russia and Ukraine have incurred heavy losses, though there …

The use of three-dimensional scanning and surface capture methods in recording forensic taphonomic traces: issues of technology, visualisation, and validation

PS Randolph-Quinney, SD Haines, A Kruger - … approaches to forensic …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) space capture is now routinely applied in forensic practice.
This has often taken the form of using pseudo-3D visualisations such as 360° photography …

The mournful ape: Conflating expression and meaning in the mortuary behaviour of Homo naledi

PS Randolph-Quinney - South African Journal of Science, 2015 - scielo.org.za
The mournful ape: Conflating expression and meaning in the mortuary behaviour of Homo
naledi SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.111 issue11-12 How long does it take to …