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The Firekeepers of the Ice Age: Unearthing the Gravettian Flame

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The research, published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 , presents compelling micro-archaeological evidence that fire was not just a survival tool but a defining cultural trait of the Gravettian tradition. Sitting around a fire would have been a time for storytelling, teaching, and reinforcing group identity.

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Human Bio-Cultural Evolution

Anthropology for Beginners

As the anthropological definition of culture especially by scholars like E.B. In humans, we call these learned and patterned behaviors norms, customs, and traditions. Contents style='mso-element:field-begin'> TOC o "1-3" h z u Bio-Cultural Process of evolution.