If you're cooking a meal for Thanksgiving or just showing up to feast, you're part of a long human history — one that's older than our own species.
This illustration provided by Tel Aviv University depicts hominins preparing Luciobarbus longiceps fish on the shores of the ancient lake Lake Hula. A recent study found the oldest evidence of using fire to cook, dating back to 780,000 years ago.to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams
And a recent study found what could be the earliest known evidence of this rudimentary cooking: the leftovers of a roasted carp dinner from 780,000 years ago. Artifacts from the area suggest it was home to a community of Homo erectus, an extinct species of early humans that walked upright, explained lead author Irit Zohar of Tel Aviv University.
With all of this evidence together, the authors concluded that these human cousins had harnessed fire for cooking more than three quarters of a million years ago. That’s much earlier than theThe researchers — like many of their colleagues — believe cooking started long before this, though physical evidence has been hard to come by.
“If we’re out there eating raw items, it is very difficult to make it as a large-bodied primate,” Braun said. It seems her people held a feast to honor her death. Munro and her team found large numbers of animal remains at the site — including enough tortoises and wild cattle to create a hearty spread.
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