Dig site in Tuscany reveals Neanderthals used fire to make tools
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

A team of researchers from several institutions in Italy has found evidence of Neanderthals using fire to craft tools approximately 171,000 years ago. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group outlines where the naturally preserved wood artifacts were found and how they discovered their purpose.