Humans made fire 790,000 years ago: study
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 05:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A new study shows that humans had the ability to make fire nearly 790,000 years ago, a skill that helped them migrate from Africa to Europe.
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