By Natural Philosopher Mike Prestwood
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Fire-Altered Stone Tools

Fire-Altered Stone Tools

When: 790,000 BCE
From Year 0 (BCE/CE): -790000
Post Date: 07/08/2021
31,600 Generations Ago

Burned flint tools dated to circa 790,000 BCE were discovered at Gesher Benot Ya’aquov, Israel. Control of fire is one of the key traits of the genus Homo.

 

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