Hunter-gatherers Came Together and Built a Pyre to Burn a Woman in a Rock Shelter, and Lit Fires There for Hundreds of Years

The oldest known cremation found in Africa, dating from 9,500 years ago, raises a question: Why were the remains burned in such a visible way?

Hunter-gatherers Came Together and Built a Pyre to Burn a Woman in a Rock Shelter, and Lit Fires There for Hundreds of Years

New findings prompt a rethinking of group labor and ritual in ancient hunter-gatherer communities.