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New study finds earliest example of humans making fire

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published December 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM MST

A new study suggests humans were deliberately starting and using fires more than 400,000 years ago.

NPR’s Nate Rott reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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