Why This Paleolithic Burial Site Is So Strange (and So Important)
An ancient interment site in Russia challenges us to rethink how Paleolithic humans in Europe treated their dead and organized their societies.
Why This Paleolithic Burial Site Is So Strange (and So Important)
Paleolithic
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