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Africa’s Earliest Human Burial Comes to Light
A 78,000-year-old fossil found on Kenya’s coast suggests that our ancestors interred the deceased with care.
By Bridget Alex
Jan 5, 2022 9:30 PMJan 7, 2022 7:17 PM
(Credit: Elena Santos and Jorge González)
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