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9,500-year-old cremation pyre discovered in Malawi with adult remains — I.guim.co.uk

9,500-year-old cremation pyre discovered in Malawi with adult remains

Researchers say they have uncovered a cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago in a rock shelter at the foot of Mount Hora in northern Malawi, thought to be the oldest in the world to contain adult remains and the oldest confirmed intentional cremation in Africa. Excavations in 2017