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A team of archaeologists in Africa has discovered evidence of the oldest known cremation of a human being on the continent. The site in northern Malawi dates back over 9,000 years, and includes dozens of bone fragments caked in layers of ash. Jessica Thompson, an anthropologist at Yale University, worked on the excavation project, and shared the significance of the findings with Host Marco Werman.