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Ancient Human Ancestors Used Fire Earlier Than Thought
A new method has revealed that Homo erectus may have used fire in caves as early as 1.79 million years ago, pushing back the timeline of human use of fire.
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Scientific American
A new method that detects whether bones have been burned reveals Homo erectus brought fires into caves far earlier than previous evidence had suggested
2026-06-19 11:00 UTC