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Jan 1 • 20:00 UTC • 🇪🇸 Spain • El Mundo

The oldest documented cremation ceremony in Africa: they cremated a short adult woman 9,500 years ago

Archaeologists have discovered the oldest evidence of a cremation ceremony in Africa, dating back 9,500 years, involving the deliberate cremation of a short-statured adult woman in Malawi.

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