Israeli researchers uncover 800,000-year-old traces of fire use in Galilee region

STORY: Israeli researchers uncover 800,000-year-old traces of fire use in Galilee region DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the entrance of Weizmann Institute 2. various of researchers in the lab 3. various of flint artifacts 4. SOUNDBITE (English): ZANE STEPKA, PhD student, Plant and Environmental Sciences Department and lead writer 5. various of flint artifacts 6. various of researchers in the lab STORYLINE: Israeli researchers have found traces of fire use dating back at least 800,000 years ago with artificial intelligence (AI), the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel said on Monday. Using advanced artificial intelligence technology they developed, WIS researchers and their colleagues discovered one of the earliest pieces of evidence for the use of fire by ancient hominins, the institute added. The evidence, published Monday in the journal PNAS, was found at Evron Quarry, an open-air archaeological site located i