Stone Age
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
Hearths at Wonderwerk and Gesher Benot Ya'aqov show deliberately maintained fire.
Why it mattered
Cooking unlocked calories, extended the day, warmed the north and centred social life on the hearth.
Repeated burnt clusters at an Israeli lakeside site record deliberate, maintained fires and cooked plant foods.
Why it mattered
Among the earliest firm evidence that fire had become part of daily domestic life.
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