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7,000-Year-Old Neolithic Burial Unearthed in Kazakhstan Marks the Country’s Earliest Known Human Grave
A team of archaeologists has uncovered Kazakhstan’s oldest known human burial at the Koken settlement, revealing a chapter of human history that predates the dawn of herding and agriculture in the region. Radiocarbon analysis dates the discovery to around 7,000 years ago, offering the first direct evidence of human presence in the Kazakh steppe during…