Primum Sapienti wrote:
Short two minute video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxjqz2_-Zc4
"Smashing iron pyrites/marcasite together produces a very low temperature spark
that is barely visible in daylight. This spark will create an ember if
guided to land
on extremely dry wood punk powder, or similar material. I can not think
of a more
primitive fire method than I've shown here. No cutting tool required."
On this one, skip to the 5:30 mark. Making sparks with rocks in a darkened room.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZsS343rkWk
Neolithic and Ancient Roman Fire Methods
I've always argued that fire from sparks was probably "Discovered." Meaning, they knapped stone, this produced sparks and they eventually witnessed
these spark setting a fire. They didn't "Invent" it, the means to produce fire, they found it.
There's another methods for making fire:
https://youtu.be/ZPr-a8kht2E?t=103
Rather than discovered these methods were likely inferred. Thus, they are almost certainly newer, having required more brain power.
What do I mean by inferred?
Well man drilled! They made tools and in some cases art works/jewelry
using drilling techniques.
...a shaft-straightener is a great example of a tool that would have
been drilled.
Anyway, this "Drilling" or even scraping would produce friction, heat, and
they could infer that heat could be used to start a fire.
A good question is why they would choose one over the other. Could it
be as simple as available resources?
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