jan 1, 300000 BC - Discovery of Fire
Description:
Claims for the earliest definitive evidence of control of fire by a member of Homo range from 1.7 to 2.0 million years ago (Mya). Evidence for the "microscopic traces of wood ash" as controlled use of fire by Homo erectus, beginning some 1,000,000 years ago, has wide scholarly supportAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 300000 BC
Now
~ 302226 years ago