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Scientists discover what kept ancient campfires burning for generations

Nearly 800,000 years ago, early humans living beside a lake in what is now Israel may have chosen the location for one surprisingly practical reason: firewood. Researchers discovered that these ancient people regularly gathered driftwood washed up along the shoreline, giving them an easy, reliable…

Sustained fire use 800,000 years ago pushes the threshold of organized resource management deep into prehistory, quietly pressuring assumptions about when deliberate environmental thinking began in hominin populations.
Scientists discover what kept ancient campfires burning for generations
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260624025502.htm

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