“The deeper they dig the older we get the more research they do the Blacker the planet gets”.

Scientists have just discovered what they said might be the earliest known evidence of human cremation, dating back 100,000 years, in Ethiopian lowlands.

The team of paleoanthropologists has been studying the Middle Awash site at Ethiopia’s Afar Rift since the early 1980s. This site, which is in the northeastern part of the country, is a hotspot for well-preserved fossils, including those belonging to Homo sapiens and our close relatives.

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Tell-Tale Signs of Earliest Cremation? Scientists Unearth Charred Bones in Ethiopia

Scientists in Ethiopia have uncovered charred human bones that may represent some of the world’s earliest evidence of cremation practices. The discovery offers new insight into ancient burial rituals and how early humans treated their dead. Researchers say the findings … Continue reading