Archaeologists find earliest known fire made by humans

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.
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Humans may have made fire 350,000 years earlier than we thought

Archaeologists working in eastern England say they have uncovered the earliest known evidence of humans deliberately making ...

Neanderthals harnessed fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought

Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than 350,000 years earlier than previously believed. According to a British Museum-led ...
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Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...
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Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

Fragments of iron pyrite, a rock that can be used with flint to make sparks, were found by a 400,000-year-old hearth in eastern Britain. (Jordan Mansfield | Courtesy Pathways to Ancient Britain ...