Paul Goldberg

Professor of Archaeology at Boston University

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Paul Goldberg’scurrent research includes the application of micromorphological techniques to Pleistocene caves in France, Israel, Germany, and South Africa; the study of Neanderthal hearths and pyrotechnology; the geoarchaeology of open-air sites in California; and the use of micromorphology in interpreting anthropogenic deposits from Pleistocene sites in the Old World to 16th century Spanish settlements in Jamaica. He is the Director of the Microstratigraphy Laboratory and Associate Editor of the journal, Geoarchaeology.

Archaeologists Find Earliest Evidence of Humans Cooking With Fire

April 12, 2013

Discover Magazine Paul Goldberg, College of Arts & Sciences At the base of a brush-covered hill in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, a massive stone outcropping marks the entrance to one of humanity’s oldest known dwelling places… Expert quote: “Holy cow! There’s ashes in there!” View full article

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Scientists find clue to human evolution’s burning question

April 2, 2012

The Guardian Francesco Berna, College of Arts & Sciences Paul Goldberg, College of Arts & Sciences Cooking is a universal in human culture. The mixing and heating of raw ingredients to make dinner is a fundamental part of our lives, one of the most noticeable things that separates us from even our closest animal cousins… […]

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Ash traces hint at cave cuisine 1 million years ago

April 2, 2012

New Scientist Francesco Berna, College of Arts & Sciences Paul Goldberg, College of Arts & Sciences You could call it the original baptism of fire: the moment hominins first began controlling flames… View article

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Evidence of Early Use of Fire Found in South Africa Cave

April 2, 2012

PRI’s The World Francesco Berna, College of Arts & Sciences Paul Goldberg, College of Arts & Sciences Not long ago, our ancestors lived in caves. But there is one cave in particular that we want your help locating for the Geo Quiz… View article and listen to audio

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BU team cites clues humans used fire 1 million years ago

April 2, 2012

Boston Globe Francesco Berna, College of Arts & Sciences Paul Goldberg, College of Arts & Sciences Scientists have long debated when our ancestors first mastered fire — a transformative event that shaped what early people ate and how they lived, and may even have fueled the evolution of the modern human brain… View article

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