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Scientists have uncovered “extraordinary” evidence of what is thought to be the oldest deliberate human burial in Africa, dating to 78,000 years ago. The remains of a three-year-old child were unearthed at Panga ya Saidi – a cave on the Kenyan coast, with “astonishingly preserved” bone arrangements. The researchers said their findings, published in the journal Nature, are the earliest known evidence of a ceremonial act of burial by modern humans in Africa and offer new insight into ho...

Three-year-old Mtoto, Africas earliest known human burial Top Searches Three-year-old Mtoto, Africas earliest known human burial AFP / May 5, 2021, 20:53 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Picture source: Twitter/@HumanOrigins PARIS: A child no older than three laid to rest sideways in an earthen grave 78,000 years ago, legs carefully tucked up against its tiny chest, is the earliest known human burial in Africa, researchers reported Wednesday. The sunken pit, in a cave complex along the coast ...

Three-year old Mtoto, Africa's earliest known human burial

A child no older than three laid to rest sideways in an earthen grave 78,000 years ago, legs carefully tucked up against its tiny chest, is the earliest known human burial in Africa, researchers reported Wednesday.

How did human uniqueness first evolve among our ancestors, setting us apart from other animals? That is a question many archaeologists are grappling with by investigating early records of art, language, food preparation, ornaments and symbols. How our ancestors treated and mourned the dead can also offer crucial clues, helping to reveal when we first developed the abstract thinking needed to fully grasp the concept of death. Now we have discovered a 78,000-year-old human burial at a cave in the...

 E-Mail IMAGE: General view of the cave site of Panga ya Saidi. Note trench excavation where burial was unearthed view more  Credit: Mohammad Javad Shoaee Despite being home to the earliest signs of modern human behaviour, early evidence of burials in Africa are scarce and often ambiguous. Therefore, little is known about the origin and development of mortuary practices in the continent of our species birth. A child buried at the mouth of the Panga ya Saidi cave site 78,000 years ago ...

Archeologists discover evidence of earliest known human burial in Africa Vishwam Sankaran © Provided by The Independent As soon as archaeologist Nicole Boivin first arrived at the Panga ya Saidi dig site in Kenya, she knew the place was special. “To reach it you actually have to climb up through these dense forests from the coastal plain into this upland region. It was a hot and sweaty hike using a machete to cut through the forest but when we reached the top we found this i...

Oldest human burial in Africa unearthed Discovery sheds light on the evolution of modern human behaviour. An artist’s interpretation of Mtoto’s burial. Credit: Fernando Fueyo About 78,000 years ago, at the mouth of a yawning cave complex in today’s south-eastern Kenya, someone placed the body of a three-year-old child on its side in a purpose-dug grave and covered it with earth from the cave floor. Whatever else was said or done in those moments is lost in time, but this intentional act �...

The oldest human burial in Africa was a toddler laid to rest with a pillow elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 A toddler laid to rest with their head on a pillow in a cave in eastern Kenya is thought to be the oldest human burial ever found in Africa. The remains of the child, who was between 2 ½ and 3 years old, date back 78,000 years and were found buried at the mouth of the Panga ya Saidi cave, according to new research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Analysis of the cave sedime...

By WILL DUNHAM Reuters Published May 6, 2021 2:26am The burial of a young child dubbed Mtoto around 78,000 years ago at a cave site in Kenya, the oldest-known human burial on the continent where our species Homo sapiens originated is seen in an undated artists interpretation. Fernando Fueyo/Handout via REUTERS It is a scene that exudes sadness: a child perhaps 2-1/2 or 3 years old buried in a shallow grave under the sheltered overhang of a cave, head resting on a pillow and the upper part ...