Archaeologists in Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar have been delving into the past to uncover some fascinating finds and they ...

A tiny bird figurine discovered in a refuse heap in the Henan province of China is changing what historians thought they knew ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

A research team at the British Museum, led by Nick Ashton and Rob Davis, reports evidence that ancient humans could make and ...

Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...

The discovery of a Neanderthal fire pit in southeastern England has revealed that fire was made by humans at least 400,000 years ago. Previously, it was thought that humans had begun to make fire only ...

In the heart of northern Zambia, a groundbreaking archaeological discovery at Kalambo Falls is reshaping our understanding of early human ingenuity. Researchers have unearthed wooden logs dating back ...

Billy Joel famously sang, we didn't start the fire - it was always burning since the world's been turning. But that's not entirely true. Humans do start fires to cook, to heat, to gather around.

An artist's impression shows sparks from flint and pyrite, in this image released on December 10, 2025. Craig Williams, The Trustees of the British Museum/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN ...

Evidence of a hearth dating to about 415,000 years ago Researchers think that Neanderthals were responsible Discovery made near the village of Barnham in Suffolk Dec 10 (Reuters) - Scientists have ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery has stunned researchers: a nearly intact pottery vessel, dating back over 10,000 years, was found at the bottom of Lake Biwa in Japan. This extraordinary find ...