Fire, the most important innovations in humanity’s evolutionary history, lacks a trace in the archaeological record regarding its evolution. The range of first turned fire from a natural phenomenon to a tool is absurdly large, straddling anywhere from 1.7 million years ago to as recently as 400,000. A new study published in a paper titled "Evidence for the repeated use of a central hearth at … [Read more...]
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