On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 01:48:55 -0500, Mark Labbee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Sheryl
>
>Could you supply your references for use of fire by the genus homo?

I'm interested in Sheryl's data too, here is mine:

"more recent data from reddened areas at Cheso-
wanja (Harris and Gowlett 1980 )and Koobi Fora (Harris
1978 )indicate the control of &#64257;re by African H.erectus .
Thermal and paleomagnetic data suggest that the red-
dened patches at Koobi Fora (from around 1 .6 million
years ago)represent repeatedly used hearths (Bellomo
1994 ).At Swartkrans,burned bones are associated with
hominid artifacts at around this time as well (Brain
1993 ).This suggests that the control of &#64257;re arose with
H.erectus. "

Amadeus