Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago: new research, The Conversation
Cassandra Rowe
(Research Fellow)
Type
CONTRIBUTION
Title
Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago: new research
Name of Media Outlet
The Conversation
Country
N/A
Name of Media Type
ONLINE_ARTICLE
Date
2024Url
https://theconversation.com/indigenous-fire-management-began-more-than-11-000-years-ago-new-research-225263
Description
In Australia, most fire occurs in the vast tropical savannas of the country’s north. In new research published in Nature Geoscience, we show Indigenous management of fire in these regions began at least 11,000 years ago – and possibly as long as 40,000 years ago.