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Neanderthals may have been smarter than you expected. A New study has found they controlled fire in Europe for almost 400,000 years.
(PHYSORG)- A new study involving the University of Colorado Boulder shows clear evidence of the continuous control of fire by Neanderthals in Europe dating back roughly 400,000 years, yet another indication that they weren't dimwitted brutes as often portrayed.
The conclusion comes from the study of scores of ancient archaeological research sites in Europe that show convincing evidence of long-term fire control by Neanderthals, said Paola Villa, a curator at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Villa co-authored a paper on the new study with Professor Wil Roebroeks of Leiden University in the Netherlands.
"Until now, many scientists have thought Neanderthals had some fires but did not have continuous use of fire," said Villa. "We were not expecting to find a record of so many Neanderthal sites exhibiting such good evidence of the sustained use of fire over time."
A paper on the subject was published in the March 14 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Japan is an awakening call to humanity. We need technologies that are heat neutralized. Life holds the secret. Modern world exploits heat in matter that creates disorder. It is ignorant of heat of life that creates order–we need to advance in our knowledge of nature, the nacient people probaly knew this. This calls for fundamental review of the very foundation of science and develop new thinking. http://www.scribd.com/doc/50194149
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