Know Your Wood-Burning Stoves

Though not technically a wood-burning stove, campfires have been keeping us warm and cooking our food for thousands of years?perhaps even millions.

Archaeologists at South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave recently discovered what could be the earliest evidence of a controlled fire, dating back a million years. However, there are no signs that the cave's resident hominids built a fire pit or a hearth. For that, scientists point to the 750,000-year-old Gesher Benot Ya'aqov site in Israel, where clusters of burned grain, bones, seed, and wood suggest humans made fires in specific spots?perhaps using hearths.

Nowadays we mostly use campfires in extreme cases of survival or simply just for fun. Backyard chimineas and fire pits have enjoyed a recent surge in popularity, though they provide little usable heat, are smoky, and are rarely used for cooking.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/improvement/energy-efficient/know-your-wood-burning-stoves?src=rss

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