Unknown: Cave of Bones

Name: Unknown: Cave of Bones
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-07-17
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Lee Berger, Keneiloe Molopyane, Agusin Fuentes

2023
TV-PG
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

Follows Paleo anthropologist Lee Berger in South Africa, as he and his team try to prove that the world's oldest graveyard, they found, is not human. A small brained, ape-like creature could have practiced complex burial rituals.

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Follows Paleo anthropologist Lee Berger in South Africa, as he and his team try to prove that the world's oldest graveyard they found, is not human. A small brained, ape-like creature could ... Read allFollows Paleo anthropologist Lee Berger in South Africa, as he and his team try to prove that the world's oldest graveyard they found, is not human. A small brained, ape-like creature could have practiced complex burial rituals.Follows Paleo anthropologist Lee Berger in South Africa, as he and his team try to prove that the world's oldest graveyard they found, is not human. A small brained, ape-like creature could have practiced complex burial rituals.

Director
- Mark Mannucci
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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Mark Mannucci
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Featured review

6/10

Interesting but speculative

Very interesting movie, but take the opinions of the scientists shown in the movie with a grain of salt, since they are everything but objective. Burying a dead body with a tool is far from being evidence of belief in the afterlife, or any belief at all. It's just a sign of respecting the personal property of the deceased and shows, that Homo Naledi was capable of feeling emotionally attached to things, not only showing emotions for other members of their species. Scientists projecting their personal beliefs and views instead of interpreting the facts, sadly that more common than it should be.