The uses and functions of fire in early human adaptations are commonly debated and at
times very controversial topics. It is important to recognize under what circumstances and …

Pyrotechnology, the ability for hominins to use fire as a tool, is considered to be one of the
most important behavioural adaptations in human evolution. While several studies have …

Abstract Denisova Cave in southern Siberia uniquely contains evidence of occupation by a
recently discovered group of archaic hominins, the Denisovans, starting from the middle of …

Significant variability has been observed in the frequency of fire use over the course of the
Late Pleistocene at several Middle Paleolithic sites in southwest France. In particular …

Abstract In Central and East Asia, the Upper Paleolithic dates as early as 45 ka cal BP, but
until recently, there was little reliable information concerning human occupation during the …

While it is clear that Neanderthals used fire for cooking their foods in some times and places,
the record of their use of fire is somewhat patchy. We should not assume that Neanderthals …

Although research relating to Paleolithic fire use has a long history, it has seen a particular
resurgence in the last decade. This has been fueled in part by improved analytical …

Employing fire as an adaptive aid represents one of the most important technological
developments in the course of hominin evolution, and, not surprisingly, research into the …

The ability to control fire clearly had a significant impact on human evolution, but when and
how hominins developed this ability remains poorly understood. Improving our …

Exploring the role of changing climates in human evolution is currently impeded by a
scarcity of climatic information at the same temporal scale as the human behaviors …