Early Neanderthals in eastern Britain deliberately made fire 400,000 years ago, a significant discovery at the Barnham site that pushes back the timeline for human mastery of fire.Archaeologists uncovered evidence including heat-damaged flint handaxes, scorched earth, and iron pyrite fragments, indicating intentional spark production and repeated use of campfires.This groundbreaking find, reported by BBC and published in "Nature", underscores fire's crucial role in human evolution, impacting cooking, brain development, language, and the strengthening of social bonds.