Wonderwerk Cave bones reveal possible fire use by human ancestors 1.79 million years ago

alanw

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The discovery of fire was a major milestone in human evolution, giving our ancestors a way to stay warm, ward off predators, and eventually start cooking food. But exactly when this first happened is still intensely debated, as unambiguous evidence is difficult to find.

However, new research from a cave in South Africa is now pushing back the current timeline of our history with fire by hundreds of thousands of years.
 
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