Human ancestors used fire one million years ago, archaeologist find
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 14:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An international team led by the University of Toronto and Hebrew University has identified the earliest known evidence of the use of fire by human ancestors. Microscopic traces of wood ash, alongside animal bones and stone tools, were found in a layer dated to one million years ago at the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa.