World’s Oldest Cremation Discovered at Mount Hora
TL;DR
Archaeologists discovered the world's oldest intentional cremation pyre at Mount Hora in Africa, dating back around 9,500 years, revealing complex social and mortuary rituals among early hunter-gatherers, including dismemberment and bone relics as acts of remembrance.
- 9,500-year-old cremation pyre found at base of Mount Hora is oldest in the world Interesting Engineering
- Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers The Conversation
- Scientists Discover One of the World’s Oldest Cremations 404 Media
- Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains The Guardian
- Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago Ars Technica
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