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A 9 500-year-old cremation in northern Malawi shows hunter-gatherers engaged in complex ritual practices far earlier than previously thought. (Designed on Canva)
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Malawi cremation site rewrites Africa’s burial history

A 9 500-year-old cremation in northern Malawi shows hunter-gatherers engaged in complex ritual practices far earlier than previously thought

  • Collins Mtika
4 min read
The research team in front of the main nest. (Michele Francis)
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World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in SA are key to climate change and carbon storage studies

There is growing evidence that termites have a substantial but still poorly understood role in the carbon cycle

  • Michele Francis
5 min read