Scientists Find the Oldest Evidence of Fire in Europe 0 17

Scientists have discovered the oldest evidence of fire in the history of Europe in the English county of Suffolk. This was reported by the press service of the British Museum.

The discovery was made during excavations at one of the clay pits located near the village of Barnham. During the research, scientists found numerous human-made artifacts, including fragments of tools and pieces of pyrite. The soil near the artifacts was analyzed using infrared spectroscopes. It was found that this Neanderthal campsite had been heated to 400-600 degrees Celsius for four or more hours.

Experts clarified that the fire was lit approximately 400,000 years ago. It is noted that the age of the previous oldest find of this kind was only 50,000 years.