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Neanderthals Lit the First Fire of Mankind

Summary by El Pais
It is not the fire, nor its ashes, but it is the lighter that lit it. United Kingdom scientists have found the remains of the oldest bonfire lit by humans. It was made about 400,000 years ago in Barnham, southeast of England, when a person crashed a piece of flint and another piece of pyrite to spark and make flames, according to his hypothesis. It was just a gesture, but it is a revolution, because it would be the first test of absolute control…

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Neanderthals Lit the First Fire of Mankind

It is not the fire, nor its ashes, but it is the lighter that lit it. United Kingdom scientists have found the remains of the oldest bonfire lit by humans. It was made about 400,000 years ago in Barnham, southeast of England, when a person crashed a piece of flint and another piece of pyrite to spark and make flames, according to his hypothesis. It was just a gesture, but it is a revolution, because it would be the first test of absolute control…

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El Pais broke the news in Spain on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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