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

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A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire-making, dating back more than ...

To boost our understanding of a little-known civilization that thrived more than 3,000 years ago, scientists have built an ...

Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...

Heat-reddened clay, fire-cracked stone, and fragments of pyrite mark where Neanderthals gathered around a campfire 400,000 ...

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

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

Based on a comprehensive study, researchers are now convinced the shafts were human-made, likely dug during the Late ...