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2 days ago

Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our history, archaeologists think, early humans could only make use of fire when one started naturally, like when lightning struck a tree. They could gather burning materials, move them and sustain them. But they couldn't start a fire on their own.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

Ancient humans in eastern England deliberately made and controlled fire around 400,000 years ago, substantially predating previous evidence of controlled fire use.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 days ago

Ancient Humans Were Making Fire 350,000 Years Earlier Than Scientists Realized

Ancient hominins may have made fire as early as 400,000 years ago, extending evidence for controlled fire use far earlier than previously established.
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fromLos Angeles Times
7 months ago

Investigators finish fire test in Pacific Palisades as search for cause of January's blaze continues

Federal investigators conducted a controlled fire to analyze the cause of the deadly January blaze in Pacific Palisades.
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