How Africa’s oldest human burial was found and what it says about our ancestors

The 78,000-year-old burial of a child suggests African people treated their dead differently to Eurasians

06 May 2021 - 20:50
By Simon Armitage

The 78,000-year-old burial of a child suggests African people treated their dead differently to Eurasians

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