Fire out of Africa: A key to the migration of prehistoric man
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 13:49
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The ability to make fire millennia ago was likely a key factor in the migration of prehistoric hominids from Africa into Eurasia, a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Archaeology believes on the basis of findings at the Gesher Benot Ya'aqov archaeological site in Israel.