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Time Line
Two Million Years of Barbecue History {IN 2, 000 WORDS}
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Published 2010
1.8 Billion B.C.
The emergence of Homo erectus, the first human ancestor to use fire to cook food.
Homo erectus
750, 000 B.C.
Fire-charred bones found in Dragon Bone Hill cave near Beijing—some of the first physical evidence that Homo erectus cooked meat with fire.
650, 000 to 250, 000 B.C.
Early man gradually learns to make fire at will. By striking two stones together (flint and marcasite), he (or she) produces a spark hot enough to ignite tinder and straw.
30, 000 B.C.
The first documented use of charcoal—as a black pigment used in European cave paintings. To make charcoal, early man partially burned wood buried in dirt or sealed in a cave or kiln, extracting the moisture and concentrating the combustibles. Charcoal burns hotter and cleaner than wood and is much easier to transport; it will become the world’s most prevalent fuel for grilling.
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