The oldest known cremation in the Middle East has been discovered and it happened 9,000 years ago after a young adult died after being hit by a flint projectile.

The remains comprise parts of one full skeleton of a young adult that was heated to a temperature of over 932 degrees Fahrenheit shortly after death?

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