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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.
Fossils from Ethiopia's Afar Rift show burning traces on Homo sapiens bones dating around 100,000 years ago, possibly the oldest evidence of cremation and suggesting varied postmortem practices among early humans.
Archaeologists at the Halibee open-air site in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift uncovered thousands of stone tools and diverse animal bones dating to about 100,000 years ago, plus three human remains whose fates differ: one appears rapidly buried with intact skeleton, a second shows signs of charring, and a third bears perimortem carnivore damage. The findings suggest episodic occupation of a rich landscape by early Homo sapiens and highlight complex interactions with fauna in an open savannah, challenging the cave-centric view of ancient behavior.
Scientists have discovered rhythmic pulses of molten mantle rock beneath Ethiopia's Afar Rift, which influence the stretching and cracking of Earth's crust, potentially leading to the formation of a new ocean basin, and revealing a dynamic connection between deep Earth processes and surface geological activity.
Scientists have discovered rhythmic pulses of molten mantle rising beneath Africa's Afar region, revealing a dynamic, pulsing mantle plume that influences tectonic rifting and ocean formation, with implications for volcanism and earthquakes.