Lava flows and lightning strikes were the two most common fire starters or ancient peoples to cook their food and stay warm.

Saw method -- Fire plow method -- Hand drill method -- Modified hand drill method -- Bearing and bow crank method -- Sparking method -- Bow drill method -- Straight bow drill method -- Making coal ...

In eastern China, archaeologists brushed away layers of soil to reveal something astonishing: a 7,000-year-old fire-drilling toolset. This is the earliest known physical evidence of fire-making ...