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HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   (Photo : Peter H/Pixabay) One of the oldest human burials in Africa was found by scientists, who discovered the remnants of a toddler that is 78,000 years ago. Scientists discover the oldest human burial in Africa According to a group of scientists, they found evidence of the first known human buried in a grave. The location of the fossil is 10 miles inland from southeast Kenya's ocean beaches. Their investigation shows the grave of an early Homo sapiens child dated at 78,000 years old via carbon dating, reported National Geographic. Even though some human buria...

A coastal cave in Kenya sheltered the body of a tiny child no longer than three, who was arrayed as if still sleeping, in a purposely dug grave for roughly 78,000 years. Unearthed by archeologists, it is the oldest human burial discovered in Africa to date. Archeological clues tell that the child was loved by those who buried it: Its body was wrapped in a perishable cloth before it was placed in a grave with legs drawn up to the chest, according to a press release. The toddler's head was resting on what was probably a makeshift pillow. An artist’s interpretation of Mtoto’s burial. Sour...

Combining evidence from archaeology, geochronology and paleoenvironmental science, researchers identified how ancient humans by Lake Malawi were the first to substantially modify their environment.

Child’s grave is the oldest human burial found in Africa Jamie Shreeve © Photograph by María Martinón-Torres, National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH) After months of painstaking cleaning of the remains in the lab, scientists uncovered the child's skull. This view shows the left side with the jawbone intact including two unerupted teeth with unformed roots. The teeth dates the child to 2.5-3 years of age. The deliberate burial of the young child, named ‘Mtoto’ (‘child’ in Swahili), dated to around 78,000 years ago, in a cave in Kenya is the earliest ...

Humans were altering ecosystems with fire some 92,000 years ago By (0) Excavations near Lake Malawi in eastern Africa yielded dense clusters of stone artifacts dating as far back as 92,000 years ago, suggesting humans used fire to control their environment at the time. Photo by Yale University Excavations near Lake Malawi in eastern Africa yielded dense clusters of stone artifacts dating as far back as 92,000 years ago, suggesting humans used fire to control their environment at the time. Photo by Yale University May 5 (UPI) -- Humans living along the northern shores of East Africa's Lake M...