The oldest known cremation in the Near East dates to 7000 BC

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 21:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Ancient people in the Near East had begun the practice of intentionally cremating their dead by the beginning of the 7th millennium BC, according to a new study.

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