Unknown: Cave of Bones review: A fascinating documentary on our extinct ancestors

3/5

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Unknown: Cave of Bones is the latest Netflix documentary that talks about Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his team's historical discovery in the famous Rising Star Cave of South Africa about Homo Naledis, their graveyards, and unknown cultural practises.

Review: 

It is said that our future is connected with our past. History helps a lot to predict the development that can occur tomorrow and at what pace. The latest Netflix documentary unveils many shocking discoveries, one of which is that we (Homo sapiens) are a temporary species of mankind and will eventually evolve after a specific time period.

Rising Star Cave is a World Heritage Site named Cradle of Humankind and is the most popular among paleoanthropologists. Unknown: Cave of Bones unravels the great findings of the archaeologists about a 300,000-year-old civilization and an extinct species of hominin named Homo Naledi.

"They're so like us and so absolutely not like us." Famous archaeologist Lee Berger and his team talk about the Homo Naledi and how they looked similar to us (Homo Sapiens) in terms of overall body shape, yet  quite different, almost like aliens.

Unknown: Cave of Bones further digs deep (literally!) to understand the practises that used to take place to bury the dead. How Naledis used to say goodbye to the dead with a complete ritual, and similarly to the present, the 300,000-year-old civilization used to keep their graveyard quite distant from their dwelling.

The documentary definitely fascinates you as they go forward and unveil the discoveries that make you realise that a huge civilization existed and the people were much like us in a lot of ways.

Verdict: 

The Netflix documentary is strictly for history lovers. However, it definitely ought to be watched by everyone, as the discoveries are surprising enough to fascinate any human out there.