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A 7,000-Year-Old Fire-Starting Kit Was Just Unearthed in China
In eastern China, archaeologists brushed away layers of soil to reveal something astonishing: a 7,000-year-old fire-drilling ...
7,000-year-old scorched sticks may be oldest evidence of fire making in China. See them
In China’s eastern coastal province of Jiangsu, archaeologists have uncovered what could be the oldest example of fire making ...
Archaeologists find 7,000-year-old fire-making toolset in Jiangsu, China
The discovery marks the earliest known physical evidence of fire-making technology discovered in China to date.
China's earliest fire-making toolset from 7,000 years ago unearthed in Jiangsu Province
Caoyangang archaeological site in east China's Jiangsu Province. Photo: Xinhua News Agency A fire-drilling toolset dating ...
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7,000-year-old fire-making toolset unearthed in east China
NANJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have unearthed a fire-drilling toolset dating back about 7,000 years at an ...
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China's Earliest Fire-Making Tool Set Found
It represents the region's earliest known evidence of fire-making technology and highlights how early humans transitioned from simply preserving natural fire sources to actively exploring how to make ...
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7,000-year-old scorched sticks may be oldest evidence of fire making in China. See them
Gan Huiyuan, lead archaeologist at the site, said the two sticks are part of a fire-making tool set and include a drill stick and a fireboard. The drill stick is almost 2 feet long and the ...