Because these objects are anchored to specific historical contexts, their ages provide a reliable snapshot of the period. The ...

New data from radiocarbon dating is offering deeper insights into ancient Egypt and its relationship with the volcanic ...

Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 ...

Researchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England 400,000 years ago. The new discovery, in the village of Barnham, pushes the ...

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 ...

According to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk, humans had mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago ...

MIKEL ARTETA has heaped praise on Arsenal’s academy after unearthing another superkid to rewrite more history. Aged 16 years ...

Learning to light our own fires was one of the great turning points in human history, offering our ancestors warmth, a place ...

Chelsea are hopeful that Liam Delap will have recovered in four weeks from his shoulder injury, which is not as bad as first feared. The striker had to be substituted 31 minutes into Saturday’s 0-0 ...

The discovery pushes back global fire-making timelines and suggests our ancestors transported materials, such as iron pyrite, ...

America’s recent flirtation with kingship is unsettling, but history has shown us that monarchy is much more than power grabs ...

The 53-year-long rule of the al-Assad family ended on December 8, 2024, after a lightning 11-day offensive that took Syria ...