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New Evidence for Early Pleistocene Use of Fire at Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa) (opens in new tab)

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Human Ancestors Were Using Fire Earlier Than Previously Thought

Cave discovery pushes back the moment we first used fire

Earliest evidence of humans harnessing fire is pushed back by nearly 2 million years

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Ancient human ancestors may have first used fire 1.79 million years ago

Ancient Campfire Evidence Pushes Back History Of Human Fire Use By Hundreds Of Thousands Of Years

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Scientists find scorched bones deep inside South African cave, suggesting early humans tended fire nearly 1.8 million years ago

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

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