The Oldest Intentional Burial in Africa
In May, archaeologists announced the discovery of a human burial in Kenya dating to 78,300 years ago, give or take about four millennia. That makes the individual—a child who was around 3 years old at time of death—the most ancient known intentionally buried human in Africa. There are some sites in the Levant that are older, but the burial in Kenya is well-preserved and remarkably intimate. Many things change over time, but the grief of losing a child can be felt through the ages.
