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The practice of burrying the dead dates as far back as 300,000 years

Burying the dead was part of the doctrine of Paleolithic religions and is believed to have started during the Middle Paleolithic as a religious practice. The earliest confirmed records of burial, however, date back as much as 100,000 years and were found in the Skhul Cave at Qafzeh, Israel. The skeletal remains were stained in red ochre and were often found to be buried along with other items such as the lower jaw of a wild boar in the arms of the deceased.

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