Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa (~1.0 Ma): micromorphology + FTIR reveal ashed plants and burned bone inside Acheulean layers—secure evidence of in-cave fire. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #Wonderwerk #Acheulean
Paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Fire in the dark. Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa): micromorphology + FTIR show in-situ ash and burned bone in early Acheulean deposits (~1.0 Ma)—secure burning inside a cave. #PaleoPost #HumanOrigins #EarlyFire #Wonderwerk www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...