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Earliest known evidence of human fire-making dating back 400,000 years is discovered in the UK [View all] highplainsdem Dec 10 OP
Probably cooking Fish & Chips. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 10 #1
lol wolfie001 Dec 10 #4
Glad you got a chuckle! It was an intentional anachronism. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 11 #14
I was 60 years old when I found out the term "corn" meant flour in Europe wolfie001 Dec 11 #15
No, but will check them out. Thanks. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 11 #16
Well, "grain" really. The Corn Laws in England regulated the sale of grain, but corn often meant "wheat" by default. eppur_se_muova Dec 11 #18
Mastery of fire is a key behavior that distinguishes humans from any other animal. dedl67 Dec 10 #2
Makes Sense roscoeroscoe Dec 10 #3
They were burning humans? Oh, nevermind. twodogsbarking Dec 10 #5
That long ago, they must have been Neanderthals. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 10 #6
Yes. The article (which isn't paywalled) mentions that these were probably early neanderthal people. highplainsdem Dec 10 #7
That's an incredible jump in the history of fire making. Probably implies other big time shifts coming. erronis Dec 10 #8
Some say that the Neanderthals on the British isle survived to this day. LudwigPastorius Dec 10 #9
JK Rowling wolfie001 Dec 10 #10
Nah they moved to the US where they are now known as Republicans. cstanleytech Dec 11 #13
I have an acquaintance of an acquaintance of an acquaintance Warpy Dec 10 #11
It is becoming increasingly obvious that humans developed advanced technology far longer ago than accepted by the Martin68 Dec 10 #12
Just don't cite Graham Hancock and his followers (including Joe Rogaine) wolfie001 Dec 11 #17
Yes, indeed, there are many charlatans in out there. Martin68 Dec 11 #21
Oh goodie! wolfie001 Dec 11 #22
Everyone's heard of "flint and steel", but I only heard about pyrite making sparks a few years ago, which is surprising. eppur_se_muova Dec 11 #19
What were they lighting, man? Kid Berwyn Dec 11 #20
Paleontologists have discovered that within five minutes of the discovery ... 11 Bravo Dec 11 #23
Come here this instant ... both of you! FakeNoose Dec 11 #24
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