A study published this month in the Journal of Human
Evolution revealed that fire use became routine among hominins around 350,000
years ago. It means that our early ancestors have been using fire before Homo
sapiens did 200,000 years ago.
Researchers found evidence of controlled fire inside an
ancient cave in Israel that was home to several lineages of prehistoric
hominins. Hominins were the predecessors of modern humans. The ancient cave is
located in the Nahal Me’arot Nature Reserve in northern Israel.
Ron Shimelmitz, an archaeologist at the University of Haifa
and a co-author of the new study said, “The site known as Tabun Cave is unique
in that it’s a site with a very long sequence.”
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