Fire was discovered late in Europe

A new study suggests that fire is used by humans in Europe later than people have thought for a long time. The research is published in the American Journal of National Academy of Sciences.

Two scientists, Wil Roebroeks, of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, and Paola Villa, of the University of Colorado in the US, synthesized research materials at 141 archaeological sites across Europe and confirmed that fire began This method ranges from 300,000 years to 400,000 years.

The fire is an extremely important part of the life of the ancient people.Photo: NAS

Previously, fire was used in Israel and according to Villa archaeologist, there were burnt bone samples discovered in caves in South Africa about 1 million years ago. The problem after this discovery is how humans then tolerate cold when there is no fire. Scientists believe that at that time, they were active and had a high protein diet, mainly raw meat and seafood.

Previously, according to Richards W. Wrangham, archaeologist, at Harvard University in his work 'Catching Fire: How Cooking Turns Us Into People ', people may have begun to know how to cook food. about 2 million years ago but the evidence supporting this hypothesis has been ruined over time.