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9,500-year-old cremation pyre of a hunter-gatherer woman is the oldest of its kind in the world

The 9,500-year-old remains of a woman in Malawi have set a new record, marking Africa's oldest evidence of intentional ...

Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago

Archaeologists have discovered Africa’s oldest known cremation pyre at the base of Mount Hora in Malawi. According to a paper ...
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9,500-Year-Old Headless Skeleton Is New World’s Oldest Known Cremated Adult

Within Africa, there is evidence of burned human remains at a 7,500-year-old site in Egypt, although these are not associated ...
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Oldest cremation pyre found in Africa rewrites our understanding of hunter-gatherer ritual behavior

Read more about the cremation of a mysterious women 9,500 years ago, telling a more complex story of how hunter-gatherers ...
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Thailand to begin building late king's funeral pyre next year

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will begin building the funeral pyre for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last month at the age of 88, next year, the government said on Monday, adding 8,000 people ...