Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people's shadows ...

The oldest known cremation found in Africa, dating from 9,500 years ago, raises a question: Why were the remains burned in such a visible way?

Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groups ...

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...