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Anthropology

wnylib

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4. Agree. I was about to say the same thing before I saw your post.

Reply to if..fish..had..wings (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 21, 2022, 01:19 AM

Dec 2022

Homo erectus lived hundreds of thousands of years earlier than sapiens or naledi and had the controlled use of fire. I don't remember ever seeing a claim that Homo sapiens was the first to use fire so I don't know what the article is referring to when it says that's what was believed before naledi.

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Homo Sapiens May Not Have Been the First Species to Use Fire [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2022 OP

Finding ancient fire use in the Rising Star cave systemThis week my colleague Lee Berger gave a Carn Judi Lynn Dec 2022 #1

it sounds as if they are more confident that the naledi were homo rampartc Dec 2022 #2

My understanding is that Homo erectus first controlled fire if..fish..had..wings Dec 2022 #3

Agree. I was about to say the same thing before I saw your post. wnylib Dec 2022 #4