Who First Buried the Dead? – SAPIENS

Who First Buried the Dead?

hominin burial - The skeleton on the left is “Lucy,” an Australopithecus afarensis that is 3.2 million years old. The one on the right is a Homo naledi called “Neo,” which is roughly 250,000 years old.

We have learned a lot by trying to figure out what makes humans unique. Now, it’s time to focus on what we have in common with the rest of life.