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darkstar

(5,778 posts) Mon Jan 12, 2026, 11:54 AM Monday

I find this sort of thing fascinating. Especially when previous findings seem to be off by a factor of 1O, here shifting the previous best estimate from 40,000 years ago to 350,000.

Anyway, thought some here might find it of interest as well.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/humans-were-making-fire-350000-years-earlier-than-previously-thought-study-finds

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yeah. except that both the 40 thousand, and the 350 stopdiggin Monday #1