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Unravelling prehistoric fire use

Variation in fire conditions equals variation in human behavior

By Still Waters
October 22, 2020 in Palaeontology, Archaeology and History

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Posted October 22, 2020

Building a fire involves many variables, such as size, choice of fuel, temperature, and burn time, that affect the way the generated heat can be used, and therefore the potential function of a fire. A group of Leiden archeologists are, together with a team of international colleagues, investigating remains of Paleolithic hearths in order to characterize the use of fire by our distant ancestors.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-10-unravelling-prehistoric-variation-conditions-equals.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X20302595?