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A glimpse of human grief, at the loss of a child 78,000 years ago, has been revealed in the discovery of the oldest burial site in Africa.
The Middle Stone Age grave - of a three-year-old child - was found in a cave in Kenya.
In a paper in the journal Nature, the researchers who studied the fragile, ancient remains described how its head appeared to have been laid on a pillow.
Scientists have named the child Mtoto, meaning "the kid" in Swahili.
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The Middle Stone Age grave - of a three-year-old child - was found in a cave in Kenya.
In a paper in the journal Nature, the researchers who studied the fragile, ancient remains described how its head appeared to have been laid on a pillow.
Scientists have named the child Mtoto, meaning "the kid" in Swahili.
Ancient child grave was Africa's earliest funeral
A young child buried in a cave 78,000 years ago is the earliest known funeral in Africa.
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