National Museum
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Lead institution on Barnham excavation
Early humans struck pyrite against flint to spark fires in a Suffolk field 400,000 years ago—350,000 years before anyone thought possible. British Museum archaeologists found two pyrite fragments near a hearth littered with fire-cracked hand axes and sediment burned to 700°C, evidence that early Neanderthals weren't just using fire—they were making it.
Updated Jan 7
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