Imagine that you are an archaeologist on a dig somewhere on an East Asian island and than you begin to excavate an area littered with stone tools that also has the remains of an ancient fire. Subsequent carbon dating of the charcoal from the fire yields a date of 100,000 years before the present. Given these circumstances, which species would you expect most likely set that fire?

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Homo erectus is the most likely species to have set the fire as they have been known to use fire for cooking, warmth, and possibly for hunting. The other species listed did not have the same level of technological advancement as Homo erectus and are less likely to have intentionally started a fire.

Imagine That You Are an Archaeologist on a Dig Somewhere