Tell that to lightening !! /sarc
Petroglyphs near the site warn we only have 91,000 years before we hit a tipping point which will cause a world wide extinction event right after the dawning of the age of aquarius
The article is not as condemnitory (sp?) as I expected. I do not doubt that Baizuo reading it will immediately jump to the conclusion that “this is when humanity first displayed its evil towards Gaia”, or somesuch twaddle. It does contain this: “The increase in archaeological sites after the last arid period, paired with the spike in charcoal and absence of forest, suggests that people were manipulating the ecosystem with fire, the researchers conclude.” This also equally suggests that during this last dry period fires started (D’oh) and humans took advantage. I think the “researchers” are confusing causation with correlation. Which is, sorrowfully, not at all uncommon. As to burning out forests and taking advantage, good for them. Nasty things hide behind those trees, like leopards.