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When did commercial trade in firewood as a fuel begin?

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Firewood use for heat and cooking predates written record; no source found by this wave names a first commercial transaction distinct from ordinary prehistoric household gathering. 1
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An archaeological or economic-history study establishing the earliest documented organized firewood trade, as opposed to informal household gathering, would resolve this. 1
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Economic history, archaeology 1
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Firewood use for heat and cooking predates written record; no source found by this wave names a first commercial transaction distinct from ordinary prehistoric household gathering.

What would resolve this An archaeological or economic-history study establishing the earliest documented organized firewood trade, as opposed to informal household gathering, would resolve this.
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