Main Articles Fossil record of fire - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_record_of_fire Control of fire by early humans - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_of_fire_by_early_humans Supporting Articles 360 Million Years Ago, The Earth Was On Fire The rise of fire and its intimate relationship with plants is a story that has changed our earth for the past 360 million years. Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2015/11/19/the-age-of-fire-when-ancient-forests-burned/#42f20d725f02 The Ecology of Fire | Learn Science at Scitable www.nature.com https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-fire-13259892 A flammable planet: Fire finds its place in Earth history www.earthmagazine.org https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/flammable-planet-fire-finds-its-place-earth-history First Technologies: Fire and Tools [ushistory.org] www.ushistory.org http://www.ushistory.org/civ/2d.asp Page not available - PMC www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263421/ Who Started the First Fire? Humans’ ability to control fire is among the most important technological advances in our evolution. Did Neanderthals start the first fire? SAPIENS https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/neanderthal-fire/ Human Ancestors Tamed Fire Earlier Than Thought | HISTORY Campfire remains from a South African cave suggest fire control by early humans dates back 1 million years. HISTORY https://www.history.com/news/human-ancestors-tamed-fire-earlier-than-thought Why Fire Makes Us Human Cooking may be more than just a part of your daily routine, it may be what made your brain as powerful as it is Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-fire-makes-us-human-72989884/ Fire in the Earth System Wildfires can have dramatic and devastating effects on landscapes and human structures and are important agents in environmental transformation. Their impacts on nonanthropocentric aspects of the environment, such as ecosystems, ... Science http://science.sciencemag.org/content/324/5926/481
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