When did the first recorded cremation take place?

Well, the question is confusing. If you are asking about when the first cremation did took place, then it was agreed by the scholars that the cremation process was began in the early stone age around 3000 B.C. most likely in Europe and Near East. read more

By 1900, there were already 20 crematories in operation, and by the time that Dr. Hugo Erichsen founded the Cremation Association of America in 1913, there were 52 crematories in North America and over 10,000 cremations took place in that year. read more

The earliest recorded cremation was approx 20,000 - 26,000 years ago. In 1969 a female body was discovered in Lake Mungo (New South Wales, Australia). This body is currently known by several name such as Lake Mungo 1, Mungo Lady, LM1 or ANU-618. read more