Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mount Hora rises above the plains of northern Malawi. - Jacob Davis Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed ...