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Coverage of caves in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 19 · 11:00 UTCMost recent: Jun 19 · 11:00 UTC
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Homo erectustopic1firetopic1burned bones detection methodtopic1
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  • SCIENCEJun 19 · 11:00 UTCSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
    Ancient human ancestors may have first used fire 1.79 million years ago

    A new method for detecting burned bones suggests Homo erectus used fire in caves 1.79 million years ago, earlier than previously documented evidence. The findings indicate human ancestors may have harnessed fire much sooner than prior research indicated.

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