Fire & Ceramics

Description:

guest will be confronted with a great challenge: make a fire without a lighter

presented with raw material and they will need to use them correctly

lead-in by discussing possible fire-making methods

history of fire adoption, evidence in the Pleistocene

 

for kids only: pottery manufacture

 

Human behavior:

social cohesion

language development

cooking of foodstuff

protection

moving to colder environments

signaling

later ages, tool production

ceremonial use

 

for all groups

Educational Groups only: pottery manufacture

 

preferred sites:

Kariandusi

Olorgesailie

 

outdoor clothing

sun hat

good shoes