(l-r) Dr. Filipe Natalio, Dr. Ido Azuri and Zane Stepka
Posted on 06/21/2022 9:34:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The controlled use of fire by ancient hominins – a group that includes humans and some of our extinct family members – is hypothesized to date back at least a million years, to around the time that archaeologists believe Homo habilis began its transition to Homo erectus. That is no coincidence, as the working theory, called the “cooking hypothesis,” is that the use of fire was instrumental in our evolution, not only for allowing hominins to stay warm, craft advanced tools, and ward off predators but also for acquiring the ability to cook. Cooking meat not only eliminates pathogens but increases efficient protein digestion and nutritional value, paving the way for the growth of the brain. The only problem with this hypothesis is a lack of data: since finding archaeological evidence of pyrotechnology primarily relies on visual identification of modifications resulting from the combustion of objects (mainly, a color change), traditional methods have managed to find widespread evidence of fire use no older than 200,000 years. While there is some evidence of fire dating back to 500,000 years ago, it remains sparse, with only five archaeological sites around the world providing reliable evidence of ancient fire...
Evron Quarry, located in the Western Galilee, is an open-air archaeological site that was first discovered in the mid-1970s. During a series of excavations that took place at that time led by Prof. Avraham Ronen, archaeologists dug down 14 meters and uncovered a large array of animal fossils and Paleolithic tools dating back to between 800,000 and 1 million years ago, making it one of the oldest sites in Israel.
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Will nothing stop Global Climate Change?
Pretty remarkable considering the earth is only 6-10,000 years old!
10000?!? Heretic!!!
But, but, but, but...
...all that ‘anthropogenic glow-bull warming’ caused by those ancients!
Terrible, absolutely terrible!
Oh, the huge manatee!
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Lost me at the monkey part. I bet they also think life began with a single cell
I guess the Homo Erectus branch of humanity is still existent to some degree in Jeffrey Toobin.
The Taj Mahal began with a single water-polished stone.
Then natural selection stepped in and - WHOOM!!!
Ain't the creativity and spontenaity of the non-diety GAIA great?
WOW!!!
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Wow...a Weber from 800,000yrs ago...
Impressive...
she was hot... the face to face scene was fun
Oh yeah, when it came out on VHS I might have watched certain scenes more than once when I was a kid.
not alone
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