Ancient Ashes in East Africa: 100,000-Year-Old Cremation Hint Emerges
TL;DR
In Ethiopia's Afar Rift, burned bones dating to about 100,000 years ago may be the oldest evidence of cremation, implying early Homo sapiens engaged in or encountered cremation. The site also reveals thousands of stone tools and obsidian artifacts, indicating repeated visits and mobility shaped by seasonal floods, challenging climate-change–driven migration theories.
- Scientists May Have Found The Earliest Human Cremation Ever Recorded Dating Back 100,000 Years Indian Defence Review
- 100,000-year-old Homo sapiens bones from Ethiopia may preserve earliest evidence of human cremation Archaeology News Online Magazine
- Burnt Bones In Ethiopia Are The Earliest Evidence Of Human Cremation Yet Found – At 100,000 Years Old IFLScience
- The first signs of human cremation may date back 100,000 years Phys.org
- Excavations in the Afar Rift Ethiopia (IMAGE) EurekAlert!
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