New study reveals 1.7-million-year-old evidence humans may have carried fire
A new study of bone fragments from South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave suggests early human ancestors may have carried fire as early as 1.7 million years ago. The findings indicate that hominins were interacting with fire long before they mastered the ability to create it.
Why it matters
This discovery pushes back the timeline of human interaction with fire, providing deeper insight into the evolutionary development of early hominins.
Before humans learned to make fire, they may have carried it: Study reveals 1.7 million-year-old evidence | - The Times of India
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