Oldest evidence of human cremation discovered: Burned 100,000-year-old Homo sapiens bones found in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift

In a remote stretch of Ethiopia’s Afar Rift, something quietly unsettling has begun to emerge from the ground. Fragments of ...
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Burnt bones in Ethiopia are the earliest evidence of human cremation yet found – at 100,000 years old

Researchers have discovered the earliest known evidence of human cremation, dating back 100,000 years. The new discoveries ...

Largest ‘human composting’ facility in the country aims to return our bodies to nature when we die

A new facility in Maryland is the largest human composting center in America. It turns human remains into soil in just 30 ...

The first signs of human cremation may date back 100,000 years

The latest discoveries by an international research team, which includes Academy Research Fellow Ferhat Kaya from the ...

RI lawmakers consider legalizing human composting, water cremation

House lawmakers are set to vote on legislation that would allow human composting and water cremation in Rhode Island.
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100,000-year-old burned bones at famed Afar Rift might be the oldest cremation on Earth

Archaeologists might have just discovered the world’s earliest known human cremation in the Afar ...

Ashes to ashes? How about water or compost? R.I. lawmakers are considering greener end-of-life options.

The House voted 46 to 17 for Representative McGaw’s bill to allow water cremation and human composting in R.I. But the Senate ...
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Discovery helps scientists understand the prehistoric roots of human cremation

Archaeologists have made an important discovery in understanding the prehistoric roots of one of the world's most common funeral practices - cremation. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on how the ...
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First human composting facility opens on East Coast: 'It's a gentle, natural process'

The opening follows 2024 legislation from the Maryland General Assembly that permits the company to provide the service in ...
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Human composting, water cremation for bodies one step closer to being legal in RI

Human composting was developed in Washington state in 2019. In two months, bodies are turned into rich soil. "Water cremation" was also part of the House bill. The bill still must pass through the ...

Bill to legalize body composting in RI back from the dead this year

Rhode Island lawmakers are considering bills to legalize human composting and water cremation. Human composting, or natural ...