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9,500-year-old cremation pyre of a hunter-gatherer woman is the oldest of its kind in the world
Hunter-gatherers cremated the headless body of a woman in a pyre around 9,500 years ago in what is now Malawi.
Read more about the cremation of a mysterious woman 9,500 years ago, which tells a more complex story of how hunter-gatherers treated their dead. How humans deal with death and the rituals we build ...
About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent natural landmark in northern Malawi, according to ...
The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.
A multidisciplinary study in Science Advances documents a 9,500-year-old funerary pyre, revealing unexpected ritual complexity among past tropical hunter-gatherer communities. The study, published in ...
9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groups A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Hunter-gatherers in what is now Malawi built a pyre around 9,500 years ago to cremate the body of ...
About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent natural landmark in northern Malawi, according to ...
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