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Homo erectus, somewhere around 1 million BC, in modern day Ethiopia. Perhaps the first use of fire dates back to this time. The stars that would become Orion rise over the plain.

Four different images were used to compose this- processed in PS5.

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Homo Erectus: Henry Gilbert and Kathy Schick <a href="File:Daka_Homo_erectus.jpg" rel="noreferrer nofollow">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daka_Homo_erectus.jpg</a>

Ethiopian Landscape: A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ethiopian_Landscape_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ethiopian_Landscape_</a>(5065200261).jpg

Campfire: Dirk Beyer <a href="File:Campfire_4213.jpg" rel="noreferrer nofollow">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Campfire_4213.jpg</a>

Night Sky: Sky Safari Pro, night sky set to 1 million BC
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