Cleveland Jewish News

Hebrew University-linked study pushes evidence of human fire use back more than 1 million years

Researchers say traces of repeated fire use deep inside South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave suggest early human ancestors were ...
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Scientists find scorched bones deep inside South African cave, suggesting early humans tended fire nearly 1.8 million years ago

Instead of being spread randomly, they appeared in clusters, a pattern that points to separate burning events in particular ...
Ancient Origins

Bones Indicate Possible Fire Use By Human Ancestors 1.8 Million Years Ago

The ability to control fire was a monumental leap for early humans. It provided warmth during cold nights, protection from predators, and extended the hours of daylight. Eventually, it led to cooking, ...
IFLScience on MSN

Earliest evidence for fire use suggests Homo erectus may have transported flames 1.79 million years ago

Long before humans figured out how to make fire from scratch, they learned to transport burning embers from wildfires into ...

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

The discovery of fire was a major milestone in human evolution, giving our ancestors a way to stay warm, ward off predators, ...

Human Ancestors Were Using Fire Earlier Than Previously Thought

For our early human ancestors, fire was a godsend. This transformative technology could provide warmth, ward off predators, ...
AlphaGalileo

Ancient Fire Record Rewritten: Researchers Push Earliest Evidence of Human Fire Use Back to over a Million Years

A new study has uncovered evidence that early human ancestors were using fire in South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave between 1.07 and 1.79 million years ...
Greek Reporter

South African Cave May Hold Oldest Evidence of Human Fire Use

Researchers at Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa found evidence of ancient fire use dating between 1.07 and 1.79 million years ...