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Archaeologists in Suffolk found 400,000-year-old evidence of humans deliberately making fire, proving advanced skills far earlier than thought.
Archaeologists in Suffolk, England, have found the oldest direct evidence of humans deliberately making fire, dating back 400,000 years—350,000 years earlier than previous records.
The site, near Barnham, yielded baked clay, heat-fractured flint tools, and iron pyrite fragments not native to the area, suggesting early humans collected the mineral to create sparks and ignite fires.
Geochemical analysis ruled out natural causes like wildfires, with temperatures exceeding 700°C.
The findings, published in Nature, indicate advanced cognitive and technological abilities in Neanderthals or early humans, enabling survival in colder climates, cooking food, and fostering social bonds—key factors in human evolution.
Los arqueólogos en Suffolk encontraron pruebas de hace 400.000 años de que los humanos hacían fuego deliberadamente, demostrando habilidades avanzadas mucho antes de lo que se pensaba.