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The team of women who explored and excavated the Dinaledi Chamber, where the bones of Homo naledi were found.

Because the entrance to the chamber is so narrow – 18cm/8 inches at narrowest – the researchers who went in had to be exceptionally small and skinny. They were recruited via social media, including tumblr, without regard to gender – but all the qualified ones turned out to be women. Going by what a friend heard on NPR, they’re all aroun...