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Evidence of Fire Use by Early Humans May Date Back Nearly 1.8 Million Years


Scientists have uncovered compelling new evidence that early human ancestors, likely Homo erectus, were deliberately bringing fire into Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa as far back as 1.79 million years ago.

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