Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than ...

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 ...

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A study shows Neanderthals made first fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of controlled fire use by ...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.

Evidence from a site in southeast England suggests early humans were purposefully and repeatedly igniting blazes roughly ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans in the English county of Suffolk - ...

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 ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...