The oldest known cremation found in Africa, dating from 9,500 years ago, raises a question: Why were the remains burned in ...

Mystery woman’s cremation thought to be world’s oldest leaves archaeologists baffled: ‘Why this person?’ - ‘We don’t know why ...

Within Africa, there is evidence of burned human remains at a 7,500-year-old site in Egypt, although these are not associated ...

Archaeologists discover human remains by pyre in recent excavation in Malawi, suggesting hunter gatherer societies attributed ...

QUNU, South Africa – Nelson Mandela was buried Sunday in the African ground he loved after a funeral ceremony that included a 21-gun salute and fly-overs by military aircraft as well as a eulogy by a ...

An undertaker of Sopema Funerals changes into his suit before transporting the body of a deceased person ahead of the funeral service in Soweto, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. Reuters ...

A mourner touches the coffin of Archbishop Desmond Tutu during his funeral at the St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa on Jan. 1, 2022. AP CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A funeral service is ...

ULUNDI, South Africa (Reuters) -Thousands of mourners gathered in South Africa's eastern town of Ulundi on Saturday for the state funeral of veteran politician and Zulu prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

South Africa said it will honor Winnie Madikizela-Mandela with a state funeral. PRETORIA, South Africa -- The South African government will honor Winnie Madikizela-Mandela with an official national ...

African American funeral service providers have long been central fixtures in the communities they serve. There, the funeral home represents more than just a place to hold viewings and coordinate ...

QUNU, South Africa-- Big guns fired a salute in the rural village where Nelson Mandela grew up and military servicemen marched stiffly behind his casket on a winding dirt road Sunday as South Africa ...