Archaeologists found flint, iron pyrite to strike it and sediments where a fire was probably built several times at an ...
Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery ...
Roebrokes noted that later Neanderthal sites, dated to around 50,000 years ago, featured flint tools that showed traces of ...
New findings suggest humans mastered fire far earlier than believed, transforming diets, social life, and survival in ancient ...
The presence of pyrite was an unmistakable sign. Striking flint against pyrite nodules creates sparks, and which can be used to start fire. This pushes back the earliest known controlled use of fire ...
Groundbreaking discovery shows humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought
Sites in Africa suggest humans used natural fire over a million years ago, but the discovery at the Palaeolithic site in Barnham evidences the creation and control of fire, which carries huge ...
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