The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 ...

Ancient African hunter-gatherers cremated a woman 9,500 years ago, revealing complex rituals and challenging assumptions ...

Pest control and cremation are among Dudley Council services earmarked for a price hike in 2026. Members of the council's ...

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base ...

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

Several of the early bills already pitched for the 2026 Indiana General Assembly deal with mortality, and all from a different perspective ...

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...

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

I write these words after far too many tears shed together with bereaved families—families placed in painful and often avoidable situations simply because the right conversations did not happen ...

Analysis - Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, ...

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent ...