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Health & Science4h 21m ago

Archaeologists found evidence of deliberately made fire in Britain dating back 400,000 years, significantly earlier than previously established.

Suffolk, Britain

Who
archaeologists
What
Archaeologists found evidence of deliberately made fire in Britain dating back 400,000 years, significantly earlier than previously established.
When
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:30:29 GMT · 4h 21m ago
Where
Suffolk, Britain ·
Why
The discovery was made at a former clay pit where a patch of ground heated repeatedly above 700°C was found alongside heat-fractured flint tools and pyrite.
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This finding pushes back the timeline for sophisticated human behavior in Britain by hundreds of thousands of years, suggesting advanced cognitive abilities and technological development.

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    Archaeologists found evidence of deliberately made fire in Britain dating back 400,000 years, significantly earlier than previously established.
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    Archaeologists found evidence suggesting humans were deliberately making fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, based on scorched soil and flint tools.
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    Archaeologists found a patch of ground heated above 700°C, along with flint tools and pyrite, suggesting deliberate fire-making in Britain 400,000 years ago.
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