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 ...

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-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.
Ancient Origins

Oldest Cremation Pyre Ever Found Reveals Sophisticated Rituals

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 ...
The Times of Israel

Ritual cremations may have occurred in Africa 9,500 years ago, researchers say

Archaeologists discover human remains by pyre in recent excavation in Malawi, suggesting hunter gatherer societies attributed ...
The Debrief

Cremation Before Civilization? Evidence Suggests Ancient Hunter Gatherers Cremated a Woman Nearly 10,000 Years Ago

Evidence suggests ancient hunter-gatherers performed the first ever African cremation of a female sometime around 9,500 years ...

Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains

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