#funeralpractices — Public Fediverse posts
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Earliest known burial in Africa is that of a small, fragile child - Enlarge (credit: Mohammad Javad Shoaee)
78,000 years ago, a child died two to t... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1763016 #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleoanthropology #funeralpractices #humanevolution #middlestoneage #ancientafrica #anthropology #humanculture #archaeology #gravegoods #science #burials -
This 9,000-year-old skeleton is the oldest cremation in the Near East - Enlarge / Fire. (credit: Soreen D. / Flickr)
A cremation pit recently unearthed at Beisamoun, jus... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1699392 #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #funeralpractices #ancientisrael #archaeology #cremation #osteology #skeletons #science