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" The oldest evidence of ancient humans using fire was, until now, 50,000 years old."
No, this find is the earliest evidence of humans deliberately creating a fire not 'using' it. We know they were using fire, at the very least opportunistically, for at least one maybe two, million years ago.
No, this find is the earliest evidence of humans deliberately creating a fire not 'using' it. We know they were using fire, at the very least opportunistically, for at least one maybe two, million years ago.
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
" The oldest evidence of ancient humans using fire was, until now, 50,000 years old."
No, this find is the earliest evidence of humans deliberately creating a fire not 'using' it. We know they were using fire, at the very least opportunistically, for at least one maybe two, million years ago.
No, this find is the earliest evidence of humans deliberately creating a fire not 'using' it. We know they were using fire, at the very least opportunistically, for at least one maybe two, million years ago.
I wish I could come to this but it's not practical. I was in Syria in 2020 and one of our guides was an architect, what has happened to him since I don't know, but it left me with an abiding love of the country, its astonishing heritage and its people. May they finally get the peace they deserve.
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I wish I could come to this but it's not practical. I was in Syria in 2020 and one of our guides was an architect, what has happened to him since I don't know, but it left me with an abiding love of the country, its astonishing heritage and its people. May they finally get the peace they deserve.
Christmas has truly started, thanks, Larry, for all you do to keep us sane.
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Christmas has truly started, thanks, Larry, for all you do to keep us sane.
Why were there no archaeologists involved?
There was so much wrong with this, I despair of the BBC these days but I'm old enough to remember watching things like Chronicle, Civilisation and The Ascent of Man first time round.
No wonder Mary Beard refuses to have anything to do with 're-enactments'.
There was so much wrong with this, I despair of the BBC these days but I'm old enough to remember watching things like Chronicle, Civilisation and The Ascent of Man first time round.
No wonder Mary Beard refuses to have anything to do with 're-enactments'.
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Why were there no archaeologists involved?
There was so much wrong with this, I despair of the BBC these days but I'm old enough to remember watching things like Chronicle, Civilisation and The Ascent of Man first time round.
No wonder Mary Beard refuses to have anything to do with 're-enactments'.
There was so much wrong with this, I despair of the BBC these days but I'm old enough to remember watching things like Chronicle, Civilisation and The Ascent of Man first time round.
No wonder Mary Beard refuses to have anything to do with 're-enactments'.
Or ever?
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Or ever?
Fancy being the DG of the BBC, Larry?
No, I didn't think so but that's a shame.
No, I didn't think so but that's a shame.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Fancy being the DG of the BBC, Larry?
No, I didn't think so but that's a shame.
No, I didn't think so but that's a shame.
If Tim Davie's too woke then God help us all. I'm the first to criticise the BBC but now is the time to protect proper public service broadcasting against the hordes at the gates
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If Tim Davie's too woke then God help us all. I'm the first to criticise the BBC but now is the time to protect proper public service broadcasting against the hordes at the gates
Sometimes called the Laird's Loft with its own entrance, it's something that can be found in a several Scottish churches. Others have box pews to keep the gentry away from the common herd.
October 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Sometimes called the Laird's Loft with its own entrance, it's something that can be found in a several Scottish churches. Others have box pews to keep the gentry away from the common herd.
Eglinton Toll in Glasgow.
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Eglinton Toll in Glasgow.
The sign writer was tracing that star when I passed by there yesterday, do they still do £4 lunches?
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The sign writer was tracing that star when I passed by there yesterday, do they still do £4 lunches?
Do you mourn a stand-alone RCAHMs as much in England as we do ours in Scotland?
October 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Do you mourn a stand-alone RCAHMs as much in England as we do ours in Scotland?
Well said sir!
October 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Well said sir!
She's a piece of work and deserves all she gets but, why is the most demonised fraudster from this time an uppity working class woman from Glasgow and not any of the posh guys with influential friends? Plenty to choose from, there's a whiff of misogynistic classism about it.
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
She's a piece of work and deserves all she gets but, why is the most demonised fraudster from this time an uppity working class woman from Glasgow and not any of the posh guys with influential friends? Plenty to choose from, there's a whiff of misogynistic classism about it.
Oh Tony, you will be missed. Not just a first rate archaeologist and inspiring and engaging lecturer but a genuinely nice person, as someone you would not remember, I'd like to say thanks.
September 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Oh Tony, you will be missed. Not just a first rate archaeologist and inspiring and engaging lecturer but a genuinely nice person, as someone you would not remember, I'd like to say thanks.
Çılbır, my very favourite breakfast and one that should be better known.
September 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Çılbır, my very favourite breakfast and one that should be better known.
Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the Dunblane school massacre. After that we banned all guns in private hands apart from heavily licensed shotguns etc for those who really required them. Result, not a single child has died in a school shooting since.
Your country is barking mad.
Your country is barking mad.
September 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the Dunblane school massacre. After that we banned all guns in private hands apart from heavily licensed shotguns etc for those who really required them. Result, not a single child has died in a school shooting since.
Your country is barking mad.
Your country is barking mad.
Come away in, the kettle's on!
September 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Come away in, the kettle's on!
I would never, ever, want to read 'suppurating' used to describe a dish I'm being served but it does seem appropriate in this case. But oh, I do love an excoriating review of somewhere that really deserves it and this is one of those.
September 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I would never, ever, want to read 'suppurating' used to describe a dish I'm being served but it does seem appropriate in this case. But oh, I do love an excoriating review of somewhere that really deserves it and this is one of those.
I think the sub is to blame here, the headline doesn't really reflect the content of the article.
September 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I think the sub is to blame here, the headline doesn't really reflect the content of the article.
Happy to see there are still foxes in Battlefield, there used to be a family lived in a den under the big bramble bush on the hillside below the college. I would sometimes catch a glimpse of them when I was picking brambles but that's all gone now since the college was extended.
September 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Happy to see there are still foxes in Battlefield, there used to be a family lived in a den under the big bramble bush on the hillside below the college. I would sometimes catch a glimpse of them when I was picking brambles but that's all gone now since the college was extended.