Early humans used fire in Wonderwerk Cave up to 1.8 million years ago (opens in new tab)

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New evidence from South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave suggests early humans were using fire inside caves far earlier than many archaeologists once believed. A study published in PLOS One reports signs of repeated fire use in deposits dating between about 1.07 million and 1.79 million years ago, making the site one of the oldest known records […]

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