Historical event

Beginning of Fish Consumption

Date: about 780,000 years ago

The earliest evidence of cooked fish consumption by early humans, discovered at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in Israel. This archaeological site revealed remains of cooked freshwater fish, representing a crucial milestone in human culinary evolution and the controlled use of fire for food preparation. This discovery demonstrates that early hominins were already sophisticated enough to cook seafood nearly 800,000 years ago.

Tags: early humans, hominins, fish cooking, controlled fire, gesher benot ya'aqov, israel, paleolithic, early technology, food preparation, freshwater fish, human diet evolution, archaeological evidence, prehistoric cooking, fire use, human ancestors

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