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Evidence of 'Earliest Fire Use' Found in Cave

Traces of wood ash, alongside animal bones and stone tools, dating to one million years ago were found at the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa.

  • South Africa:   Evidence of 'Earliest Fire Use' Found in Cave

    University of Toronto, 2 April 2012

    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… Read more »

R. Yates

A view from an excavated area towards the entrance of the Wonderwerk Cave.

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