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'Humans were making fire 400,000 yrs ago, far earlier than once thought'
Hindustan Times Pune
|December 11, 2025
Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago.
The findings, described in the journal Nature, push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly 350,000 years. Until now, the oldest confirmed evidence had come from Neanderthal sites in what is now northern France dating to about 50,000 years ago.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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