00:00For decades, we were told Ice Age humans survived by brute force alone.
00:04Cold-resistant bodies.
00:06Endless hunting.
00:07Raw meat by the fire.
00:09But what if that story is incomplete?
00:11What if survival didn't come from strength, but from engineering?
00:15Buried beneath caves and frozen soil, archaeologists uncovered something unexpected.
00:20Not random fire pits.
00:22Not accidents.
00:22But deliberately engineered ovens designed to control heat, preserve food, and extract maximum nutrition.
00:30These structures changed how humans ate, moved, and expanded across continents.
00:35They fueled longer migrations.
00:37They reduced starvation.
00:38They may have reshaped human biology itself.
00:41This is not speculation.
00:43This is evidence found in ash layers, burned stone, and cracked bone.
00:47Tonight, we investigate how Ice Age innovation turned fire into technology.
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