The hearth was discovered in 2015 in the Great Salt Lake Desert in Utah.
Mandatory Credit:	Daron Duke

The hearth was discovered in 2015 in the Great Salt Lake Desert in Utah.
Mandatory Credit: Daron Duke

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Humans were using tobacco at least 12,000 years ago

The tobacco plant has shaped the fortunes of humanity. Today, the substance is used and abused by a billion people around the world. It is a habit that dates back to the Stone Age, new research shows.