The Evolution of Throwing

You might throw a ball without thinking about it, but once upon a time it was an innovation that let us open up whole new dietary avenues to explore. With throwing came more hunting, and with hunting came a changing way to feed themselves.

Another key innovation in food preparation (a pretty big one) was fire. Koobi Fora was one of the first places humans harnessed fire, and the team took a look at some of the earliest evidence of cooking fires:

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