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 ...

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, ...

Humans may have discovered fire hundreds of thousands of years before previously thought: new research

This study is lit. Scientists have discovered charred animal remains in South Africa that are up to 1.8 million years old, ...
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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 ...