From a dino superhighway to origins of fire-making: The incredible discoveries in 2025

At an archaeological site in Barnham, Suffolk, researchers uncovered remarkable evidence of the earliest known human-made ...
Natural History Museum

Earliest fire-making dating back 400,000 years unearthed in Suffolk, England

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 ...
Earth.com

Humans may have controlled fire much earlier than we thought

New findings suggest humans mastered fire far earlier than believed, transforming diets, social life, and survival in ancient ...
WWNO

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 ...
The New York Times

Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Fire-Making

Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. An artist’s ...
Houston Public Media

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 ...