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
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(Credit: Elena Santos and Jorge González)

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