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Which species was the first to control fire?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although BBC Earth outlined significant evidence that Neanderthals controlled fire, the question of whether they could create it remains under debate within the scientific community. However, they wouldn’t be the first to control fire regardless of that debate’s resolution because the first evidence of hominids controlling fire dates back to between 1.6 million and two million years ago. This means either Homo erectus or Homo ergaster could have controlled fire first.

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Which species was the first to control fire?

• Homo erectus
• Homo ergaster
• Homo sapien
• Neanderthals