"Neanderthals were not passive inhabitants of the forest; they were its architects. Through a combination of strategic fire use and the targeted hunting of mega-herbivores, Neanderthals managed to “edit” the European landscape over 125,000 years ago, creating a mosaic of open grasslands and light-filled woodlands that benefited both their hunting strategies and the biodiversity of the region" #humanecosystems used to be more functional #climateandnatureEmergency
https://open.substack.com/pub/deephistory/p/the-neanderthal-garden-landscape?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1qjxtr