I’m at work on a ‘who owns the past’ rant, but I can’t forbear mentioning that I’m getting rather hot under the collar having to read all these headlines about 1 million year old cooking fires in South Africa (to say nothing about numerous similar claims from more recent parts of the Pleistocene). You’ll probably think I’m batshit crazy even to think of tackling the issue without two degrees in organic chemistry, however I promise you that you’ll be hearing from me in the near to medium term. I truly wonder if natural processes have been adequately considered and if not, they can’t be ruled out. Stay tuned.