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TIL prehistoric evidence of burial has been found in both Homo heidelbergensis and Homo neanderthalensis, suggesting that the evolutionary roots of spirituality and belief in the afterlife pre-date modern humans. The earliest evidence of human burial has been dated to 100,000 years ago.

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