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Ancient wildfires may have helped Neolithic people invent pottery

Intense wildfires in the ancient southern Levant might have helped Neolithic people develop pottery, according to a new study. The fires burned wide areas, stripped hillsides of plants and soil, and sent clay-rich earth into valleys. The study, published in Geomorphology, brings together records from lake and river deposits, caves, charcoal, pollen and sites...

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Ancient wildfires may have helped Neolithic people invent pottery Intense wildfires in the ancient southern Levant might have helped Neolithic people develop pottery, according to a new study. The fires burned wide areas, stripped hillsides of plants and soil, and sent clay-rich earth into valleys. The study, published in Geomorphology, brings together records from lake and river deposits, caves, charcoal, pollen and sites.
Ancient wildfires may have helped Neolithic people invent pottery Intense wildfires in the ancient southern Levant might have helped Neolithic people develop pottery, according to a new study. The fires burned wide areas, stripped hillsides of plants and soil, and sent clay-rich earth into valleys. The study, published in Geomorphology, brings together records from lake and river deposits, caves, charcoal, pollen and sites.
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