Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than ...
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Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...
Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...
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The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...
A study shows Neanderthals made first fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of controlled fire use by ...
Evidence from a site in southeast England suggests early humans were purposefully and repeatedly igniting blazes roughly ...
Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.
By Will Dunham Dec 10 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans ...
The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...
Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans ...