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Humans made groundbreaking discovery 350,000 earlier than previously thought

Archaeologists have made a discovery that could challenge everything we know about human development. Footage shows scientists examining an excavation site of a 400,000-year-old pond sediment in Barnham, Suffolk, where they say they found the remains of a campfire. Previously, the earliest evidence of prehistoric humans making fire had been from 50,000 years ago in France. The findings now push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by approximately 350,000 years. Archaeologist Nick Ashton, curator of Palaeolithic Collections at the British Museum in London, said his team believe that humans brought pyrite — a mineral that creates sparks when struck — to the site “with the intention of making fire”.

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mercoledì 10 dicembre 2025·theguardian.com
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Oldest evidence of deliberate fire use found in England
Experts suggest humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists say.

Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

Oldest evidence of deliberate fire use found in England

Humans made groundbreaking discovery 350,000 earlier than previously thought

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