When Did Ancient Humans First Learn to Start a Fire?

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When did ancient humans first learn to start a fire? In this video, we explore one of the most important discoveries in human history — the moment early humans learned to control and use fire.

From surviving cold nights to cooking food and protecting themselves from predators, fire completely changed the course of human evolution. Using scientific evidence and archaeological discoveries, we uncover how prehistoric humans may have first created fire and why this breakthrough helped shape modern civilization.

If you enjoy ancient history, human evolution, and fascinating science documentaries, this video will take you back to the origins of humanity.

SOURCE:

1. Wonderwerk Cave Fire Evidence (2012)
Francesco Berna et al. — Simon Fraser University
"Microstratigraphic Evidence of In Situ Fire in the Acheulean Strata of Wonderwerk Cave"
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 109, 2012
2. Qesem Cave Controlled Hearth Evidence
Shahack-Gross, R. et al. — Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"Evidence for the Repeated Use of a Central Hearth at Middle Pleistocene Qesem Cave, Israel"
Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science, Vol. 44, 2014
3. Cooking & Human Evolution — The Cooking Hypothesis
Richard Wrangham — Harvard University
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
Published by: Basic Books, 2009
4. Fire Use by Homo Erectus
Hlubik, S. et al.
"Researching the Nature of Fire at 1.5 Mya on the Site of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel"
Published in: Journal of Human Evolution, 2017
5. Fire Carrying Behavior in Modern Hunter-Gatherer Groups
Pyne, Stephen J.
Fire: A Brief History
Published by: University of Washington Press, 2001
6. Brain Size & Caloric Investment
Aiello, L.C. & Wheeler, P.
"The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis"
Published in: Current Anthropology, Vol. 36, 1995
7. Fire & Social Bonding / Campfire Hypothesis
Wiessner, Polly W. — University of Utah
"Embers of Society: Firelight Talk Among the Ju/'hoansi Bushmen"
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 111, 2014

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