made communities more secure from human and nonhuman predators, allowed them to expand all over the world, and required new behaviors around eating, organizing societies, and procreating. Hunting with fire became a crucial milestone in the creation of both what we think of as nation-states and markets, through the demarcation of control by individuals and groups competing for food. Indeed, fire was used differently in different zones, for security, agriculture, and hunting.44 Fire allowed for the creation of sexually monogamous family units. And it allowed for the hearth as a place for
...more
Never thought of the sheer importance of fire like that
