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Carbon record reveals evidence of extensive human fire use 50,000 years ago (phys.org)

submitted 2 months ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/science@hexbear.net

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[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So, we did start the fire

[–] LangleyDominos@hexbear.net 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

The song back then was quite different.

Cool rock, Earthenware
Leather thong, Mammoth scare
Fertile crescent
North migration, Living in the snow
Stone tools, Painting caves
Start a tribe, Wolfs behave
Exploration, Navigation
Spears you can throw

WE JUST STARTED A FIRE
IT STARTED BURNING EARLY THIS MORNING
WE JUST STARTED A FIRE
WE TRIED TO LIGHT IT AND COULDN'T HIDE IT

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

GOOD post

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

I’ve been thinking about this comment for two days this is so good

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It in fact had not always been burning, certainly not since the world’s been turning

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It could be argued that our prehuman ancestors were using fire already, and we imherited the problem, and didn't actually start it.

H erectus + fire + evolution = H sapiens

Thanks grandpa

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

so some fuckin monkey was fuckin with fire and now i gotta go to work, what a dickhead

[–] VibeCoder@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

Sins of the father