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Fire was not discovered, but invented

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Dr Cristian Ispir
Nov 24, 2025
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The Discovery of Fire in the Early Stone Age

Fire existed long before humans walked the earth. Lightning ignited forests, volcanoes spewed molten rock, and the world burned without witness. Yet we speak of fire as something we discovered, as if it were waiting to be found.

This is not quite right.

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