Discovery of Oldest Known Cremation in Africa Sparks Archaeological Mystery

Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

Oldest known cremation pyre in Africa reveals mysterious woman who lived 9,500 years ago

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

Oldest-Ever Discovery Reveals Secrets of Ritual Cremation

A team of scholars identified the oldest intentional human cremation, dramatically expanding what archaeologists know about early hunter-gatherer practices.
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9,500-Year-Old Cremation Site Is Challenging What We Know About Early Human Burial Practices

The 9,500-year-old remains were discovered to be of a woman who was between 18 and 60 years old when she died. According to ...
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East Africa: Malawi Rewrites Human History As Us Scientists Uncover 9,500-Year-Old Cremation in Mzimba

Malawi has stunned the global scientific community after United States researchers discovered evidence that people living ...

Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago

Archaeologists have discovered Africa’s oldest known cremation pyre at the base of Mount Hora in Malawi. According to a paper ...
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This 9,500-Year-Old Burial Is The Oldest Cremation Ever Found in Africa and It Involved an Enormous Fire Seen For Miles

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...
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Decision suspended on contested Żabbar water cremation facility

Controversial proposal for water cremation facility next to the Żabbar cemetery suspended at the applicant’s request, as ...
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Scientists discover Africa’s oldest cremation pyre revealing complex rituals from 9,500 years ago

A team led by University of Oklahoma anthropologist Jessica Cerezo-Román and Yale University anthropologist Jessica Thompson ...

Recent discovery reveals Africa's oldest cremation pyre and complex ritual practices

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base ...
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Discovery helps scientists understand the prehistoric roots of human cremation

Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation.