Cultural Burning (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009485302)

This Element addresses a burning question - how can archaeologists best identify and interpret cultural burning, the controlled use of fire by people to shape and curate their physical and social landscapes? This Element describes what cultural burning is and presents current methods by which it can be identified in historical and archaeological records, applying internationally relevant methods to Australian landscapes. It clarifies how the transdisciplinary study of cultural burning by Quaternary scientists, historians, archaeologists and Indigenous community members is informing interpretations of cultural practices, ecological change, land use and the making of place. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author: Bruno David, Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Simon Connor
ISBN-10: 100948530X
ISBN-13: 9781009485302
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/06/2024
Pages: 72
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d