The Conversation via AP — Near the equator, the sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in ...

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base of Mount Hora, a prominent natural landmark in northern Malawi, according to ...

The Thaipusam kavadi ritual is held in honor of the Hindu god Murugan Source: Photo by Dimitris Xygalatas In the highlands of East Africa, an odd ritual takes place every year. At the end of the rainy ...

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