This is a fantastic article in favor of the idea that humans didn't just learn to harness fire. But they were actually shaped by it, having lived in the Rift Valley beside a 200,000 year running lava flow, which gave them easy access to fire and cooked food, which in turn allowed them a high protein, more easily digestible diet that led to the big brains we have now. And while I prefer the idea that man harnessed fire cause by lightning strikes out on the grassy Savannah as advocated in my novel Totem, this is an endlessly fascinating hypothesis that's worth looking into.
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