Ancient Humans Used Fire to Make Stone Tools
A new study, borrowing techniques from artificial intelligence research, suggests hominins in the eastern Mediterranean used heat from fire in manufacturing flint blades.
Mohammed El-Said
Mohammed El-Said is a science journalist based in Cairo, Egypt. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Nature Middle East, the Daily News Egypt, SciDev.net, and the American Geophysical Union’s Eos. He has a bachelor’s degree in geography from Mansoura University in Egypt. His work focuses on environmental issues and topics related to the geosciences. Twitter @MOHAMMED2SAID.