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Neanderthals were actually making fire 400,000 years ago

The ability to make fire on demand has long been seen as a turning point in our evolutionary story. It unlocked benefits like ...

Scientists Discovered the Oldest Evidence of Human-Made Fire

Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...

Scientists shatter timeline of human fire-making with 400,000-year-old discovery in England

The earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans was discovered at 400,000-year-old site in Barnham, England, ...
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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 ...
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Scientists discover the earliest evidence of human fire-making dating back 400,000 years

A research team at the British Museum, led by Nick Ashton and Rob Davis, reports evidence that ancient humans could make and ...
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Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LONDON — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than ...
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Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

LONDON – 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 now ...
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Archaeologists uncover earliest evidence of humans making fire

Archaeologists say they have identified the earliest known evidence of humans making fire, dating to about 400,000 years ago. The discovery suggests early Neanderthal groups in what is now eastern ...
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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 ...