Read more about the cremation of a mysterious women 9,500 years ago, telling a more complex story of how hunter-gatherers ...

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

A 9,500-year-old burial in Malawi is identified as the world’s oldest adult cremation, offering insight into early African ...

Death is a shared commonality of the human condition, yet the rituals that attend it vary significantly across cultures and religions. The one commonality is that while the nature of death itself does ...

Across Africa, fatherhood is not just about biology, it’s tied to ancient customs, symbolism, and rituals that still shape family identity today. In today’s world, a DNA swab and lab analysis can ...

I have moments in this job when I realise what a curious turn my life has taken. There was, for instance, the time I sat down with a Beninese voodoo priest who warned me off papaya, the meeting ...