On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:04:14 -0500, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/0599toc/5feature3-fire.shtml There are many reasons why cooking of meat and the expansion of humans as big game users coincided: * cooking meat jump-starts the digestive process, so more meat (protein, fat) can be assimilated * children can be fed cooked meat more easily * cooking destroys bacteria * teeth size recession coincided with cooking meat Like I've said, I think of our species as hunter/cookers :-). Philip Thrift http://www.paleofitness.com