Early Hominids & The Dead

How did early hominids treat the dead? What are the origins of human rituals? This week I'm discussing the very early origins of human burial rituals. As always, I only reference academic studies, all of which are listed below.


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Sources:
Pettitt, Paul. The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial. Routledge, 2011.
Roberts, Alice M., et al. Evolution: the Human Story. DK Publishing, 2018.
Wood, Bernard A. Human Evolution: a Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2005.

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Ikiwaner: Eine Gruppe Schimpanse (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) beim gegenseitigen Lausen, Gombe Stream National Park
Tim Evanson, Sahelantrophus tchadensis adult male - head model - Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - 2012-05-17, CC BY-SA 2.0
Didier Descouens, Sahelanthropus tchadensis - TM 266-01-060-1, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rennett Stowe from USA, Chimpanzee (3265647592), CC BY 2.0
Boréal, Tourbière 03 - Parc de Frontenac - Juillet 2008, CC BY-SA 3.0