When did humans discover fire?

New research lends credence to the theory that humans’ early ancestors were using fire long before Homo sapiens stepped on the scene 200,000 years ago, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Human Evolution. read more

Uses of fire by early humans The discovery of fire came to provide a wide variety of uses for early hominids. It acted as a source of warmth, making it easier to get through cold nighttime temperatures and allowing hominids to survive in colder environments, through which geographic expansion from tropical and subtropical climates to areas of temperate climates containing colder winters began to occur. read more

The timing of the discovery of fire by humans has been a subject of continuing research, yet two aspects have received little attention. The answer depends how you define discovery The timing of the discovery of fire by humans has been a subject of continuing research, yet two aspects have received little attention. read more