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Infographic: Earliest human burial in Africa discovered

Archaeologists have found remains of a child buried at a cave in Kenya 78,000 years ago

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A virtual ideal reconstruction of the burial position of Mtoto, a 3-year-old boy buried 78,000 years ago.
A virtual ideal reconstruction of the burial position of Mtoto, a 3-year-old boy buried 78,000 years ago.
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