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Signs of 400,000-year-old Neanderthal campfire found in UK

Neanderthals brought iron pyrite to create fire, marking the oldest deliberate fire-making evidence 415,000 years ago, enhancing diet and social life, researchers say.

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Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its inhabitants bringing iron pyrite to the area specifically to enable them to light fires.

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Signs of 400,000-year-old Neanderthal campfire found in UK

Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its inhabitants bringing iron pyrite to the area specifically to enable them to light fires.

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