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So we know that humans are pretty good at making fires, but how long have we been barbecue pit masters? Turns out the evidence is hardly a smoking gun.
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https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/32/5/381/29429/Charcoal-in-the-Silurian-as-evidence-for-the?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021ESRv..21603560B/abstract#:~:text=The%20relatively%20stable%20atmospheric%20oxygen,24.7%20%C2%B1%203.7%25%20BCM).
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=iMOnAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT11&dq=first+fire+on+earth&ots=i0MjxH7IOU&sig=NqcCXHDga-F2a2pdM_XiG6u6Ncc#v=onepage&q=first%20fire%20on%20earth&f=false
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248419301411
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3356665/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379108001480
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1544139/
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/50/9/1048/614348/Silurian-wildfire-proxies-and-atmospheric-oxygen
https://time.com/5295907/discover-fire/#
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https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/fire-in-cave-fantasy-background-stock-footage/1362056412
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https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/explosion-at-mine-stock-footage/547453650
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/chef-cooking-flambe-in-a-pan-looking-focused-stock-footage/1445476323
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/how-internal-combustion-engines-work-stock-footage/1428657123
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gesher_Benot_Ya%27aqov_(997009157824905171.jpg
So we know that humans are pretty good at making fires, but how long have we been barbecue pit masters? Turns out the evidence is hardly a smoking gun.
Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
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Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Benjamin Carleski, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, DrakoEsper, Eric Jensen, Friso, Garrett Galloway, Harrison Mills, J. Copen, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kenny Wilson, Kevin Bealer, Kevin Knupp, Lyndsay Brown, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi
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Sources:
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/32/5/381/29429/Charcoal-in-the-Silurian-as-evidence-for-the?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021ESRv..21603560B/abstract#:~:text=The%20relatively%20stable%20atmospheric%20oxygen,24.7%20%C2%B1%203.7%25%20BCM).
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=iMOnAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT11&dq=first+fire+on+earth&ots=i0MjxH7IOU&sig=NqcCXHDga-F2a2pdM_XiG6u6Ncc#v=onepage&q=first%20fire%20on%20earth&f=false
-https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-earth-032320-095425
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248419301411
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3356665/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379108001480
https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/43885836/Fire_at_will_The_emergence_of_habitual_f20160319-1529-1wtvhtl-libre.pdf?1458389626=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DFire_at_will_The_emergence_of_habitual.pdf&Expires=1701889894&Signature=E1R6AnXes4XQsi-eK~LDF~WjV4Bus2nrGuMZYdL7nD~OGtq0hFK-KDpBUXVXV0seJmiS9xx~B3UlCEFfIFNCozXuJ7B0-i-3Hzp8tDfTL0CCl2atuGSoJ8TNTddtgweAG5jtVt0pTCBnuGytYHgq1q1Ic7G366ONALeBvdRZ6KYUiLnOWIALFc3sLV99~fttiPa6xUW-yNh-w4n0NT-3MH1FGq3vQ9TKXcPat2WTr3cJbYzrmBZp5clynZPM5zNT9L5Kk5oVLJGnx8uAHrBKL412ugdGwdNXKf56CpbQ9VelN0sAxgQ1dQZCt1tGoqpC5crb-rwJGlyDtyQ637uQKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1544139/
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/50/9/1048/614348/Silurian-wildfire-proxies-and-atmospheric-oxygen
https://time.com/5295907/discover-fire/#
Sources:
https://tinyurl.com/586s3h7u
https://tinyurl.com/2s4kxc7w
https://tinyurl.com/ypbr5k9p
https://tinyurl.com/mvn4c93y
https://tinyurl.com/ynr7u75y
https://tinyurl.com/5bzntkbu
https://tinyurl.com/5n7kjx2d
https://tinyurl.com/bdexauvr
https://tinyurl.com/6amuyk95
https://tinyurl.com/5ec7ad6j
https://tinyurl.com/ypc7m5fh
https://tinyurl.com/2ykr5cj4
https://tinyurl.com/bddzxu4v
https://tinyurl.com/55cuv8bc
https://tinyurl.com/ms2mrdfn
https://tinyurl.com/ycy76dra
https://tinyurl.com/65cjpu3r
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/burnt-tree-bark-camera-moves-along-charred-sequoia-tree-stock-footage/1216148806
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:21_Hugo_Reid_Adobe_(14)_-_A_Fire_Pit_Used_By_Tongva.jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/dark-coal-royalty-free-image/184960655
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/closeup-of-flame-and-bonfire-in-the-evening-in-winter-stock-footage/1461433486
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/fire-in-cave-fantasy-background-stock-footage/1362056412
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flint-knapped_spearpoint_(Burlington_Formation,_Mississippian)_6.jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/lava-flame-fire-exploding-pattern-abstract-sun-mars-royalty-free-image/1336521137
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Em_-_Homo_erectus_-_1.jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/anthropology-royalty-free-image/187614154
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hula_1930s.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gesher_Benot_Ya%27aqov_(997009157703705171.jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/dark-red-orange-brown-rock-texture-with-cracks-royalty-free-image/1435070204?phrase=cave+pattern&adppopup=true
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israel._Nahal_Me%27arot_(15783370341).jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/explosion-at-mine-stock-footage/547453650
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/chef-cooking-flambe-in-a-pan-looking-focused-stock-footage/1445476323
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/how-internal-combustion-engines-work-stock-footage/1428657123
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gesher_Benot_Ya%27aqov_(997009157824905171.jpg