Posted on Nov 15, 2017
Archaeologists Find 11,500-Year-Old Grave With Cremated 3-Year-Old
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"The chlid's burned bone fragments were found in a fire pit in the remains of an ancient house near the Tanana River in central Alaska. Researchers date the cremation to 11,500 years ago. After the child's body was burned, researchers report in the Feb. 25 issue of the journal Science, the house and hearth were buried and abandoned.
"The fact that the child was cremated within the center of the house … this was an important member of society," said study author Ben Potter, an archaeologist at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks."
"The fact that the child was cremated within the center of the house … this was an important member of society," said study author Ben Potter, an archaeologist at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks."
Archaeologists Find 11,500-Year-Old Grave With Cremated 3-Year-Old
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The death of a child always pulls at the heart strings... no matter how long ago it was.
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Just goes to show, the notion that we had no society of a complex nature before 5,000 or so years ago is utter hogwash. We domesticated grey wolves well over100,000 years ago. While that was more the wolves doing than our own it is significant. Animal husbandry has perhaps been around much longer than that.
(Women might say that animal husbandry was always around... but I digress)
(Women might say that animal husbandry was always around... but I digress)
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