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Wildfires May Have Sparked Neolithic Pottery Innovation, Study Suggests

A Hebrew University study proposes that intense ancient wildfires in the southern Levant exposed clay-rich soils that early farmers may have baked and imitated, potentially giving rise to pottery technology.

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Wildfires May Have Sparked Neolithic Pottery Innovation, Study Suggests
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A Hebrew University study proposes that intense ancient wildfires in the southern Levant exposed clay-rich soils that early farmers may have baked and imitated, potentially giving rise to pottery technology.