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Charcoal is formed when wood or other organic materials are heated out of contact with air. Charcoal has a high carbon content, and burns at a higher temperature than wood. Charcoal making is an ancient process, used in Europe for at least 5,000 years, and has been of huge importance in the development of civilisation....