Scientists reveal whether 400,000-year-old rock fragments be the oldest known evidence of human fire-making
- Image: CanvaFor decades, archaeologists believed that while early humans had learned to control naturally occurring fires more than a million years ago, they only mastered the ability to create fire much later.
- A remarkable discovery in southeast England is now challenging that timeline.
- Tiny fragments of iron pyrite, found alongside heat-damaged stone tools and ancient hearth remains, suggest that early humans may have been deliberately making fire around 400,000 years ago, roughly 350,000 years earlier than previously confirmed.
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- Image: CanvaFor decades, archaeologists believed that while early humans had learned to control naturally occurring fires more than a million years ago, they only mastered the ability to create fire much later.
- A remarkable discovery in southeast England is now challenging that timeline.
- Tiny fragments of iron pyrite, found alongside heat-damaged stone tools and ancient hearth remains, suggest that early humans may have been deliberately making fire around 400,000 years ago, roughly 350,000 years earlier than previously confirmed.
Sources: Times of India