Researchers Uncover 400,000-Year-Old Evidence of Fire-Making by Early Humans in Britain
A recent study published in the journal Nature reveals that researchers have discovered evidence of fire-making by early humans dating back 400,000 years in present-day England. The site, located in Suffolk, UK, contains pyrite and flint, which were likely used by Neanderthals or their ancestors to ignite fires. This discovery is considered the earliest evidence of humans starting fires, pushing back the timeline of fire-making by human ancestors by approximately 350,000 years. The presence of fire residue, stone tools like fire-cracked flint hand axes, and rare iron pyrite fragments suggest that these early humans were capable of creating fire, a skill that may have contributed to their social and cognitive evolution. 
