Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Based on a pile of archaeological evidence, researchers think that Neanderthals were deliberately lighting fires as a site in ...

Fragments of iron pyrite, a rock that can be used with flint to make sparks, were found by a 400,000-year-old hearth in eastern Britain. (Jordan Mansfield | Courtesy Pathways to Ancient Britain ...

A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning point ...

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity on a humble field in Barnham in the U.K. county of Suffolk. According to Chris Stringer of ...

If you're DIYing a backyard fire pit, there are several easy-to-make mistakes that you'll want to avoid in the interest of ...

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 ...