A 9,500-year-old cremation in Malawi may be the oldest known in Africa.

The discovery points to Stone Age hunter-gatherers using fire, labor, and ritual to mark death in ways that still resist easy explanation.

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https://brewminate.com/oldest-cremation-africa-stone-age-mystery/