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When did hominids first discover fire?

Robittybob1
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When did hominids first discover fire?

 

Would fire still seem magical 5,000 - 12,000 years ago? I tend to think not but let's see what archeologists tell us.

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http://www.ibtimes.com/when-did-man-discover-fire-ancestors-modern-humans-used-fire-350000-years-ago-new-1758607

New research lends credence to the theory that humans’ early ancestors were using fire long before Homo sapiens stepped on the scene 200,000 years ago, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Human Evolution. Scientists have found evidence of controlled fire use inside an ancient cave in Israel that was home to several lineages of prehistoric hominins, the predecessors of modern humans. Artifacts discovered at the site, located in the Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve in northern Israel, suggest that fire use became routine among hominins around 350,000 years ago.

That is what I thought hominids were using fire for ages before the use of metals. But fire has never lost its fascination.

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