Human composting, natural burials, water cremation: greener ways to go when you die

Burial and cremation come with some pretty major environmental problems. Both involve huge amounts of energy, resources and ...

Oldest-ever discovery reveals secrets of ritual cremation

A team of scholars identified the oldest intentional human cremation, dramatically expanding what archaeologists know about early hunter-gatherer practices.
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Discovery helps scientists understand the prehistoric roots of human cremation

Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation. Archaeologists have made an ...
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9,500-year-old cremation site is challenging what we know about early human burial practices

'Cremation is very rare among ancient and modern hunter-gatherers,' a study author said ...