Yale Paleoarchaeology Lab
@yalepaleoarch.bsky.social
The Paleoarchaeology Laboratory at Yale University is a research facility led by Dr. Jessica Thompson, and specializing in the archaeology of our origins.
The truth is no one actually knows how old the rock art really is. But it still calls at you:
“Do not forget we were here. We lived here. We made meaning here. Our stories mattered.”
youtu.be/iZDwhiCYxUM?...
“Do not forget we were here. We lived here. We made meaning here. Our stories mattered.”
youtu.be/iZDwhiCYxUM?...
Stone Age rock art in Malawi receives conservation and tourism boost
YouTube video by AP Archive
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The truth is no one actually knows how old the rock art really is. But it still calls at you:
“Do not forget we were here. We lived here. We made meaning here. Our stories mattered.”
youtu.be/iZDwhiCYxUM?...
“Do not forget we were here. We lived here. We made meaning here. Our stories mattered.”
youtu.be/iZDwhiCYxUM?...
Direct our link to our new paper on the oldest cremation pyre in Africa:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Earliest evidence for intentional cremation of human remains in Africa
The world’s oldest in situ adult funeral pyre (~9500 years old) shows complex mortuary behaviors among ancient African foragers.
www.science.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Direct our link to our new paper on the oldest cremation pyre in Africa:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Time to start rebuilding our social network after what has been a tough year. And what better way to do it than to share our latest research?
Thanks to a great team who worked on this for more than a decade, it is finally out!
theconversation.com/oldest-known...
Thanks to a great team who worked on this for more than a decade, it is finally out!
theconversation.com/oldest-known...
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers
An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What was behind this unexpected funeral ritual?
theconversation.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Time to start rebuilding our social network after what has been a tough year. And what better way to do it than to share our latest research?
Thanks to a great team who worked on this for more than a decade, it is finally out!
theconversation.com/oldest-known...
Thanks to a great team who worked on this for more than a decade, it is finally out!
theconversation.com/oldest-known...