Archaeologists in Kenya discover oldest known human burial site in Africa

 

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In Kenya, researchers have discovered the grave of a child from 78,000 years ago, making it the earliest known human burial site in Africa. 

The discovery is helping archaeologists understand emotional life in the early days of Homo Sapiens. The child, whose gender remains unknown, has been named “Toto”.

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