# Fire and cooking

Controlled fire gave warmth, light and cooked food. When it began is debated, with evidence of use going back at least hundreds of thousands of years.

Connects to:
- [Food and feasting](https://mapideas.org/i/cu_food)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Control of fire by early humans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_of_fire_by_early_humans)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/te_fire · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#te_fire