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Not an expert - but I'd think that ancient people (at least in non-arid climates) would have noticed that the more-charred part of the wood in an old campfire d
by bell-cot 10mo ago
Not an expert - but I'd think that ancient people (at least in non-arid climates) would have noticed that the more-charred part of the wood in an old campfire did not crumble and rot, even over years.
- perpil 10mo agoAgreed, maybe a forest fire or lightning strike might have made it more obvious that charring preserved. Charcoal in a campfire could have easily disappeared in the next fire. They do give Leonardo a lot of credit for a single sentence, but it may be the first documented instance of this charring technique.