A 100,000-year-old burial site in Israel is changing what we know about early humans By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press | Posted - July 26, 2025 at 11:24 a.m.

Beyond a burial site, the site was a vital cultural space for honoring ancestors through ritual, offerings and community connection. “It’s not just a burial site,” Xiao-fan Austrins said.

Israel Ancient Burial Site Volunteers work in Tinshemet Cave, where archaeologists are excavating one of the world's oldest known burial sites, dating back 100,000 years, near Shoam, Israel ...

Archaeologists in central Israel are excavating one of the world's oldest-known burial sites, dating back 100,000 years ...

SHOHAM, Israel — (AP) — Archaeologists believe they have found one of the oldest burial sites in the world at a cave in Israel, where the well-preserved remains of early humans dating back ...

A 100,000-year-old burial site in Israel is changing what we know about early humans Archaeologists in central Israel are excavating one of the world's oldest-known burial sites, dating back ...