1. Earliest systematic coal exploitation for fuel extended to ~3600 B.P.
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Menghan Qiu, Ruiliang Liu, Xingyuan Li, Linyao Du, Qiurong Ruan, Pollard, A. Mark, Shanjia Zhang, Xiao Yuan, Fengwen Liu, Gang Li, Gaojun Li, Zhimin Jiao, Jiaming Luo, Shengqian Chen, Xiaoyan Yang, Yongqiang Wang, Jianye Han, Fahu Chen, and Guanghui Dong
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CHARCOAL , *LASER ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry , *COAL - Abstract
The article focuses on a study from the Jirentaigoukou site in Xinjiang, China, which shows that systematic exploitation of coal for fuel occurred around 3600 B.P., extending the understanding of energy history by approximately a millennium. It highlights the complex relationship between social demand and environmental concerns during the early stages of energy transition.
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- 2023
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