Sinanthropus pekinensis

Many thousands of years ago, even before Homo sapiens evolved, humanoid people were using fire, according to Chinese scientists.

24 July, 2018 - 13:14 Mark Miller

Use of fire by Peking Man goes back 600,000 years, Chinese scientists say

Chinese scientists are saying an early human ancestor, Peking Man, set up fireplaces and cooked food about 600,000 years ago—the earliest evidence for fire use by a human species yet. They found...