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

Archaeologists have discovered Africa’s oldest known cremation pyre at the base of Mount Hora in Malawi. According to a paper ...

A 9,500-year-old funeral pyre uncovered in a rock shelter in northern Malawi is forcing archaeologists to rethink when and ...

A team led by University of Oklahoma anthropologist Jessica Cerezo-Román and Yale University anthropologist Jessica Thompson ...

A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of ...

Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation.

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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 ...

An international team of researchers, co-led by Yale University paleoanthropologist Jessica Thompson, has documented the ...

Q: What Can We Do With Cremation? A: Cremation is a choice that many families make for a variety of reasons, whether it's due to personal beliefs, cultural traditions, environmental concerns, or ...

Archaeologists working in Malawi say they have uncovered the world’s earliest known intentional cremation of an adult human, ...

Archaeologists discovered possibly the oldest known cremation pyre in Africa, clarifying the issues of cultural complexity of ...