Making Fire 790,000 Years Ago

 

790K years ago, fire looked the same as it does today.

Reports from a fascinating archeological finding by Israel’s Hebrew University indicate that man produced fire as far back as 790,000 years. Found in northern Israel amongst 12 archeological sites were not remanaents of matches or zippos, but ancient flints used to spark fires. 

Previously, an archeological study from 2004 identified that ancient peoples could control natural fires by transferring brush to locations of lightening strikes and using this to clear vegatation and cook food. But these new finding are substanially different,

“The new data shows there was a continued, controlled use of fire through many civilizations and that they were not dependent on natural fires,” archaeologist Nira Alperson-Afil said on Sunday. (REUTERS)

I would suspect that all adolescent males have at one time attempted to start a fire using a couple sticks, rocks or even a magnify glass. I never had much success with the first two but I have met some eagle scouts that could produce a fire with a few twigs and some good luck.I wanted to find a video of a reliable person making a fire but I came to the conclusion there are many ways to make a fire. Below, Bear Grylls from the Discovery Channel Channel show Man Vs. Wild, examples and explains the many ways to produce fire and the challenges that come with it. 

http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnTRE49P27P.html