Boston Herald

Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...
NBC New York

In a 400,000-year-old hearth, hints of humans taming fire earlier than thought

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?
PBS

Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, study finds

LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...
Yahoo

Archaeologists find earliest known fire made by humans

A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning point ...
Yahoo

Earliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in UK

Excited scientists announced Wednesday they have discovered evidence in the UK of humans deliberately making fire 400,000 years ago, dramatically pushing back the timeline for when our ancient ...
KUOW

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 ...
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Humans may have made fire 350,000 years earlier than we thought

Archaeologists working in eastern England say they have uncovered the earliest known evidence of humans deliberately making fire, pushing the origin of this technology back to roughly 400,000 years ...
clickondetroit.com

Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

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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 ...
News4Jax

Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

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Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

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