Chapter
The Importance of Fire in Human Evolution
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The control of fire was crucial to the emergence of homo erectus, and thus the genus homo, which happened two million years ago. The evolution of food processing allowed for the size of the gut to decrease since softer foods were easier to digest.
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The control of fire was responsible for the emergence of homo erectus and the genus homo, which happened around two million years ago, leading to the reduction in gut size as the food became softer and easier to digest.
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Evolution
Summary
The control of fire was responsible for the emergence of homo erectus and the genus homo, which happened around two million years ago, leading to the reduction in gut size as the food became softer and easier to digest. The australopithecines were present in Africa from 6 to 7 million years ago until around 1 million years ago.