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A team of international researchers, including Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Dr. Liora Kolska Horwitz, has found evidence of the earliest use of fire in the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa.
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Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa
Who
Dr. Liora Kolska Horwitz, Prof. Michael Chazan, international researchers
What
A team of international researchers, including Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Dr. Liora Kolska Horwitz, has found evidence of the earliest use of fire in the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:37:30 GMT · 3h 43m ago
Where
Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa ·
Why
The new research pushed back the origin of intentional use of fire by several hundred thousand years, to as early as 1.8 million years ago.
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How this affects you
This discovery significantly alters the understanding of early human behavior and technological development, specifically the timeline of intentional fire use, by dating it much earlier than previously thought.
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3 events in this thread- Health & Science3h 43m agoA team of international researchers found evidence of the earliest use of fire in the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa, dating back to 1.8 million years ago.Open article
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- Health & Science3h 43m agoA team of international scientists found evidence of the earliest use of fire in the Wonderwerk Cave, pushing back the origin of intentional fire use to as early as 1.8 million years ago.Open article