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human-interest2 years ago•2 min saved

"Discovery of 121 Unmarked Graves in Former Black Cemetery at MacDill Air Force Base Prompts Expanded Search"

The U.S. Air Force has discovered 121 potential gravesites in a former Black cemetery at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. The base plans to expand its search for gravesites and is working with the community to determine the best way to document the site and pay respect to those buried there. The cemetery's headstones were removed during the base's construction in the late 1930s, but the bodies remained, and the area has not been developed due to aircraft safety regulations. Base officials are committed to making amends for the past and have hosted a memorial service and dedicated a memorial on site.

via NPR|

#black-cemetery #gravesites #human-interest

archaeology2 years ago•5 min saved

Ancient Human Relatives Buried Their Dead and Carved Symbols, New Evidence Suggests.

Scientists in South Africa have discovered gravesites of small-brained hominids dating back between 236,000 and 335,000 years, much older than the first known human graves from a cave in Israel, which date to about 92,000 years ago. The team announced that Homo naledi had used fire to light the way through the cave system to deliberately bury their dead, while marking their graves with artwork on the cave walls. This discovery challenges the conventional wisdom that larger brains eventually brought our later ancestors more complex thought, allowing for the development of complicated language, the control of fire, and other advanced concepts such as burying their dead.

via CBS News|

#archaeology #burial-practices #gravesites