300,000-Year-Old Hearth Found
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 16:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Dr. Ruth Shahack-Gross of Weizmann's Kimmel Center for Archeological Science, part of a team of Israeli scientists, used high-tech tools to identify proof of repeated fire-building over time. The ancient hearth, found in the Qesem Cave in central Israel, helps answer questions such as, "when did people begin to control and use fire?"