Then go south to Le Jardin du Roi, the oldest spice plantation on Mahé. Feast on a fabulous planteur lunch of fish steamed in banana leaves with turmeric rice followed by cinnamon crêpes and tropical ...

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The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

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