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BBC

Bbc: The Discovery of Fire

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief but nice article which summarizes some of the theories concerning the discovery and use of fire by early humans.
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Other

Personal Site: The Discovery of Fire

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A firth grade lesson designed to introduce young scholars to the discovery of fire and how early man might have discovered how they could use "fire".
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University of Oxford (UK)

Pitt Rivers Museum: Methods of Making Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative article summarizing the history of fire, how humans have used it and the various methods humans have used to start a fire.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science: The Oldest Known Campfires?

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article reporting on the discovery at an archaeological dig of an apparent human-controlled fire from 790,000 years ago. This early human would have been hominids.