Hominid Death Trap | National Geographic

the hominids were getting picked off

the hominids were getting picked off left right and center

left right and center

left right and center but with sediba it’s no evidence that a

but with sediba it’s no evidence that a

but with sediba it’s no evidence that a carnivore

carnivore

carnivore anything to do with it so then it’s well

anything to do with it so then it’s well

anything to do with it so then it’s well what could have happened

what could have happened

what could have happened nothing has modified these things

nothing has modified these things

nothing has modified these things no carnivore no cut marks no anything

no carnivore no cut marks no anything

no carnivore no cut marks no anything else

else

else it’s the breakage patterns that are

it’s the breakage patterns that are

it’s the breakage patterns that are secret here

secret here

secret here the boy has two broken arms what we’re

the boy has two broken arms what we’re

the boy has two broken arms what we’re seeing are bilateral breaks on the boy

seeing are bilateral breaks on the boy

seeing are bilateral breaks on the boy which are happening just on the humerus

which are happening just on the humerus

which are happening just on the humerus and a pom and it would be like that and

and a pom and it would be like that and

and a pom and it would be like that and so the breakages are very high towards

so the breakages are very high towards

so the breakages are very high towards the head of the humerus and it’s a

the head of the humerus and it’s a

the head of the humerus and it’s a breakage on both sides you might get one

breakage on both sides you might get one

breakage on both sides you might get one broken but two is very unusual these

broken but two is very unusual these

broken but two is very unusual these bones were broken when he was either

bones were broken when he was either

bones were broken when he was either alive or fish fits very nicely with this

alive or fish fits very nicely with this

alive or fish fits very nicely with this you can see these blade and even edges

you can see these blade and even edges

you can see these blade and even edges and that is the result of fresh breakage

and that is the result of fresh breakage

and that is the result of fresh breakage the fact that it’s happening on his four

the fact that it’s happening on his four

the fact that it’s happening on his four limbs is a clear indicator that he was

limbs is a clear indicator that he was

limbs is a clear indicator that he was put his arms out to break the fall its

put his arms out to break the fall its

put his arms out to break the fall its characteristic of a very long hard fall

characteristic of a very long hard fall

characteristic of a very long hard fall one of tens of meters not just a few at

one of tens of meters not just a few at

one of tens of meters not just a few at the moment the cave in which sediba was

the moment the cave in which sediba was

the moment the cave in which sediba was found is not a cave it’s no longer a

found is not a cave it’s no longer a

found is not a cave it’s no longer a cage it’s just a little hole in the

cage it’s just a little hole in the

cage it’s just a little hole in the ground but a couple of million years ago

ground but a couple of million years ago

ground but a couple of million years ago when sediba was roaming the landscape

when sediba was roaming the landscape

when sediba was roaming the landscape was probably quite a deep cave which is

was probably quite a deep cave which is

was probably quite a deep cave which is incredibly important in understanding

incredibly important in understanding

incredibly important in understanding how old his fits together

very kind of strange there must be an

very kind of strange there must be an attractant

attractant

attractant there must be something that’s drawing

there must be something that’s drawing

there must be something that’s drawing them to this deathtrap

the only thing in my mind if it unifies

the only thing in my mind if it unifies all these animals to take life or death

all these animals to take life or death

all these animals to take life or death risk is water we as modern humans are so

risk is water we as modern humans are so

risk is water we as modern humans are so immune to what it is to go without

immune to what it is to go without

immune to what it is to go without drinking if I put someone on a thirty

drinking if I put someone on a thirty

drinking if I put someone on a thirty meter tall pole that’s a hundred odd

meter tall pole that’s a hundred odd

meter tall pole that’s a hundred odd feet of all the food that you need and

feet of all the food that you need and

feet of all the food that you need and one glass of water at the base 48 hours

one glass of water at the base 48 hours

one glass of water at the base 48 hours maybe 72 and I’d find them at the bottom

maybe 72 and I’d find them at the bottom

maybe 72 and I’d find them at the bottom dead