The scientists noted "the transition from eating raw food to eating cooked food had dramatic implications for human development and behaviour".The remains of the two-metre (6.5ft) fish were found at the Gesher Benot Yaaqob archaeological site which spans the River Jordan about 14km (8.5 miles) north of the Sea of Galilee ."Gaining the skill required to cook food marks a significant evolutionary advance, as it provided an additional means for making optimal use of available food resources," said Professor Naama Goren-Inbar from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who directed the excavation."It is even possible that cooking was not limited to fish, but also included various types of animals and plants."Other archaeological evidence found at the site indicates it was inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherers for tens of thousands of years."