Archaeologists discovered possibly the oldest known cremation pyre in Africa, clarifying the issues of cultural complexity of early man and creating new approaches to funeral rituals in ancient ...

The controversy began after heavy machinery was used to clear encroachments and old structures at Manikarnika Ghat as part of ...

Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre ...

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent natural landmark in what is now northern Malawi, ...

I write these words after far too many tears shed together with bereaved families-families placed in painful and often avoidable situations simply because the right conversations did not happen ...

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent natural landmark in northern Malawi, according to ...

Where do families begin when faced with the loss of a loved one and the urgent need to make funeral arrangements?

Clinical NHS practices to dispose of pregnancy remains following an early-stage miscarriage (first trimester) appear at odds ...

Wangui Ndirangu (right) with her children Emmanuel, Njeri and Kairo. The four were in a van involved in an accident in Gilgil on January 4, 2026. All the children died following the crash while Ms ...

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 ...