2006-09-22 10:37:20 · 19 answers · asked by PHIL A 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Homo erectus, the species generally considered immediately ancestral to us, appeared to have discovered the use of fire. This would have happened roughly 1.5 million years ago.
2006-09-22 10:46:06 · answer #1 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Greek Mythology Prometheus stole the fire from the gods on Olympus. I do not suppose there is any way of really telling how they discovered it or when, but using common sense I would say it was an accident, probably from a lightening strike on a tree, volcanic eruption or a combination of events such as man striking a flint when making tools and the spark igniting some nearby debris.
2006-09-22 18:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Pauline G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was walking to the theater with his girlfriend and there was a big magnifying glass in the sky and the sun was shining through it and there was a huge ant across the street wearing sandals and a Hawaiian shirt reading the newspaper and the sunlight was focused on the ant and the ant died and caught on fire and the man went over and said "Hey, check this out. Look what I found." and the girl said "What is it?" and the guy said "uhm, I call it fire. I discovered it so that's what I'm going to name it." and the girl said "Whatever. Hurry up before the movie starts." and they went and watched a movie. This happened about three weeks ago so I'd say man discovered fire on September 3, 2006.
2006-09-22 17:49:04 · answer #3 · answered by that'sBS 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fire was discovered 1.5 million years ago by Homo erectus. Fire was the biggest advance made by early prehistoric people.They made fires to keep warm , to give light in the darkness of the night, for cooking meats and for frightening away wild animals.
2006-09-23 01:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by skeetejacquelinelightersnumber7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think fire found man rather than man "discovering" fire.
2006-09-25 10:45:39 · answer #5 · answered by fizzy_wolf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When he first saw the charred remains of some animals after a bolt of lightening set the trees and grass on fire and the food tasted better cooked.
2006-09-22 17:46:50 · answer #6 · answered by blondie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say.......
lightning struck and created fire, and that's how it was first seen, unless by volcanic circumstances.
But humans creating fire for themselves? Who knows but Im sure it put them in the lap of luxury.
2006-09-25 02:23:23 · answer #7 · answered by **twin** 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no Paleo-anthropologist, but I think it was way back with Homo Erectus. It allowed him to cook his meat and follow the herds out of Africa as far as China and Indonesia.
2006-09-22 17:48:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
During the Stone Age when the use of flint was prevalent (so we were told at school.)
2006-09-22 17:50:00 · answer #9 · answered by Fragile Rock 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gork, in the year 34,569 BC....quite by accident of course....
2006-09-22 20:26:00 · answer #10 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋