Fire as an engineering tool of early modern humans.
Published in Science (New York, N.Y.) • Aug 14, 2009
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Kyle S Brown
Curtis W Marean
Andy I R Herries
Abstract
The controlled use of fire was a breakthrough adaptation in human evolution. It first provided heat and light and later allowed the physical properties of materials to be manipulated for the production of ceramics and metals. The analysis of tools at multiple sites shows that the source stone materi...
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