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Oldest human burial discovered in Africa sheds light on 78,000-year-old burial practices - USA TODAY
May 05, 2021 43 secs

Scientists has uncovered the earliest modern human burial in east Africa, which changes what we know about social behaviors in Homo sapiens.

Scientists uncovered evidence of an ancient human burial in Africa that changes what we know about social behaviors inHomo sapiens, according to a new study.

"This respect, this care, this tenderness – putting a child lying in an almost sleeping position: I really think it's one of most important – the earliest evidence in Africa – of humans living in the physical and the symbolic world," Martinón-Torres said in a news briefing.

This evidence suggests that the mortuary behaviors of humans in Africa differed from those of Neanderthals and early humans in Eurasia, who commonly buried their dead in residential sites. 

In addition to providing insights into the evolution of humans in Africa, the study highlights regional diversity in the evolution of our species, Nature said

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