ABSTRACT

Security has many faces and a long history. When the primitive caveman huddled around the community fire, he did it not just for the warmth and comfort it afforded or to grill his shank portion of a woolly mammoth, but rather for the degree of security the fire provided from predators such as the saber-toothed tiger or the dire wolf. The light from the fire gave the caveman a feeling of protection against the dark primal night and the inherent dangers lurking therein.