A scientific paper, published in the journal Science Advances, describes a spectacular event that happened about 9,500 years ago in Malawi in south-central Africa, challenging long-held notions about ...
The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 ...
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Africa’s oldest cremation site found, 9,500 years old
A 9,500-year-old funeral pyre uncovered in a rock shelter in northern Malawi is forcing archaeologists to rethink when and ...
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 ...
Within Africa, there is evidence of burned human remains at a 7,500-year-old site in Egypt, although these are not associated ...
Archaeologists have unearthed the world’s earliest intentional cremation of an adult human known till date in Malawi, a ...
Archaeologists discover human remains by pyre in recent excavation in Malawi, suggesting hunter gatherer societies attributed great importance to ritual funerals ...
The Funeral Pyre endured a pretty massive tragedy earlier this month. They were on the road with tourmates Early Graves when a van accident took the life of Graves' vocalist Makh Daniels. Both bands ...
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