The first evidence of controlled use of fire by prehistoric humans during the Middle Paleolithic phase from the Indian subcontinent

@article{Jha2021TheFE,
  title={The first evidence of controlled use of fire by prehistoric humans during the Middle Paleolithic phase from the Indian subcontinent},
  author={Deepak Kumar Jha and Rahul Samrat and Prasanta Sanyal},
  journal={Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology},
  year={2021},
  volume={562},
  pages={110151}
}
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