7 hours ago80 thousand years ago: Archaeologists Reveal Africa's Oldest Human Graveyard
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Archaeologists have identified the oldest known human burial in Africa, during a field work that discovered the remains of a child who was carefully placed underground nearly 80 thousand years ago. The putting on of the bones of three-year-old Timothy, as this is the word Swahili for the child, he was careful. [...]
Archaeologists have identified the oldest known human burial in Africa, during a field work that discovered the remains of a child who was carefully placed underground nearly 80 thousand years ago.
The putting on of the bones of three-year-old Timothy, as this is the word Swahili for the child, he was careful.
Researchers discovered the remains in the African state of Kenya.
The “is quite spectacular,” said Michael Petraglia, professor of human evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Human History Science in Germany. It's the oldest human burial in Africa. This tells us something about our recognition, our social and our behavior, and these are very similar today. ”/Periscope
