Masters of Fire

In contrast to our perception of the discovery and use of fire as being primitive, a study conducted by the University of Colorado-Boulder looked at earlier uses of fire inside Neanderthal civilizations. When it comes to Neanderthals and fire, our early assumptions were that they occasionally used it. Further investigation of other Neanderthal sites in Europe caused the idea to change, and experts were shocked to learn that, in light of the data, it was possible that they had been mistaken and that Neanderthals were expert users of fire.

Nobody actually knows when fire was first discovered. The notion around Neanderthals and fire was crude in its judgment because there are only theories and no conclusive findings. It's hard to refute that we were mistaken in thinking Neanderthals weren't capable of using fire; it was actually present in practically every area of their way of life, as evidenced by fireplaces, charcoal residues, charred bones, heated stone objects, and burned sediment.