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Evidence of hominin control of fire at Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, Israel

Goren-Inbar, Naama, Alperson, Nira, Kislev, Mordechai E., Simchoni, Orit, Melamed, Yoel, Ben-Nun, Adi, Werker, Ella·2004·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1095443
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The presence of burned seeds, wood, and flint at the Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya`aqov in Israel is suggestive of the control of fire by humans nearly 790,000 years ago. The distribution of the site's small burned flint fragments suggests that burning occurred in specific spots, possibly indicating hearth locations. Wood of six taxa was burned at the site, at least three of which are edible—olive, wild barley, and wild grape.

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  • Archaeological deposits provide reliable evidence for routine controlled use of fire by the Middle Pleistocene, 690-790 ka.

    “although archaeological deposits provide reliable evidence for routine controlled use of fire by the Middle Pleistocene, 690–790 ka (Goren-Inbar et al., 2004; Roebroeks & Villa, 2011).”

    From The human dimension of fire regimes on Earth (2011) · cites this paper as Goren-Inbar et al., 2004

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Authors
Goren-Inbar, N., Alperson, N., Kislev, M. E., Simchoni, O., Melamed, Y., Ben-Nun, A., & Werker, E.
Affiliations
  • Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel.
  • Bar-Ilan University (IL)
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Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2004-04-30
Volume
304
Issue
5671
Pages
725-727
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1095443
OpenAlex
W2066394211
Cited by
511
References
1
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FWCI
77.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeological and Geological Studies
Keywords
Acheulean, burned wood, hearths, wild barley, wild grape, Middle Pleistocene
MeSH terms
Animals, Archaeology, Edible Grain, Fires, Fruit, Poaceae, Humans, Israel, Seeds, Wood, Hominidae, Geologic Sediments, Olea, Fraxinus

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