Hidden signatures of early fire at Evron Quarry (1.0 to 0.8 Mya).
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 119(25): e2123439119, 2022 06 21.
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ABSTRACT
Pyrotechnology is a key element of hominin evolution. The identification of fire in early hominin sites relies primarily on an initial visual assessment of artifacts' physical alterations, resulting in potential underestimation of the prevalence of fire in the archaeological record. Here, we used a suite of spectroscopic techniques to counter the absence of visual signatures for fire and demonstrate the presence of burnt fauna and lithics at the Lower Paleolithic (LP) open-air site of Evron Quarry (Israel), dated between 1.0 and 0.8 Mya and roughly contemporaneous to Gesher Benot Ya'aqov where early pyrotechnology has been documented. We propose reexamining finds from other LP sites lacking visual clues of pyrotechnology to yield a renewed perspective on the origin, evolution, and spatiotemporal dispersal of the relationship between early hominin behavior and fire use.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tecnologia
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Hominidae
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Evolução Biológica
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Incêndios
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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En
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Israel