Cultural Burning

by Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Simon Connor, Bruno David

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 100948530X
• ISBN13: 9781009485302
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages