The Greatest Fire Use in the World

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There is definitely evidence amongst modern humans f of carrying embers around, absolutely. And an again, i would say this is one of the reasons that fire use can be inferred in some areas. Or as coonee people, part of the blackfoot confederacy of the western plains, devised a buffalo horn expertly stuffed with moss, hardwood, soft wood and rawhide,. That held fire to take from one camp to the next, as a symbol of home and continuity. So i will link a video about it on my web site. As elder marvin weatherwax explains, it waiyh better than my travel candle in a weird hotel room, but it's

Grab your fire extinguisher and hang on to your eyebrows, we’re building FIRES today. Now, this is pyrotechnology in the anthropological sense; the kind covered in hair metal concert venue liability insurance will have to wait for another day, no no, these are the kind your ancestors made. Get ready for sharp rocks, hairy jello, sooty caves, glowing coals, iron sparks, burnt feet, wolf skulls, fluffy fungus, molten metal, ember tending and more with Yale anthropologist and pyrotechnologist, Dr. Ellery Frahm.

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