"We think humans brought pyrite to the site with the intention of making fire. And this has huge implications, pushing back the earliest fire-making," said archaeologist Nick Ashton.

The study, published in the journal Nature, is based on a years-long examination of a reddish patch of sediment excavated at ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

According to the team, that pine pitch is the first major new clue in over a century. When the boat was built, Denmark itself ...

In October 1982, Marjorie Linehan, a 49-year-old mother, was declared missing in California. A portion of her skull was found ...

“Utilizing dental records, a Mercyhurst University forensic odontologist was able to confirm the identity of the deceased ...

Heat-reddened clay, fire-cracked stone, and fragments of pyrite mark where Neanderthals gathered around a campfire 400,000 ...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.

The human use of fire, attested by evidence from Africa, goes back around 1.6m years. But, hitherto, the oldest signs of ...

According to the Delaware Police Department, Trenton Rollins was reported missing in March. He reportedly left his home on ...

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

Police have identified the human remains located in a house in Stamford following an hours-long standoff that resulted in the homeowner dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.