According to Trend Radars, the Evron Quarry archaeological site in Israel has the earliest archeological proof of humans discovering and using fire, dating back 800,000–1 million years.
A portion of the flint stones from the Evron Quarry that scientists think early humans burnt with fire.ZME Science/Steka, Zane.
In the past, evidence of controlled fire was found at Qasem Cave in Israel, which dates to approximately 400,000 years ago.
This time, scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science assert that they have found charred tools that may date back a million years.
Lead author Zane Stepka told the Jerusalem Post, “Fire is one of those things that makes humans who they are compared to other animals.”
Finding signs of a fire is very impossible because charcoal and ash gradually deteriorate over time. Only five locations worldwide offer trustworthy proof of prehistoric fire.
Alongside the stone tools, approximately 800,000-year-old animal fossils were discovered.
Researchers were able to comprehend the intricacy of the historical chemical data from the stone implements thanks to artificial intelligence.
The 26 tools that were examined had been heated to about 600°C, according to AI data. Analyses of the tusk of an extinct elephant revealed similar findings.