Scientists in China discovered that ancient humans were making surprisingly advanced stone tools during a harsh ice age 146,000 years ago. The tools, created by Homo juluensis, show careful planning ...

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Researchers have now discovered the earliest known instance of human-made fire, rewriting the timeline of when humans first created fire. The new discovery, in the village of Barnham, pushes the ...