ISBN:
0-85575-036-7
,
978-0-85575-036-7
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 158 Seiten, 1 Faltblatt
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Australian Aboriginal Studies (Serie) no. 58
Series Statement:
Australian Aboriginal Studies. Prehistory & Material Culture Series no. 58
Keywords:
Australien West-Australien
;
Ureinwohner, Australien
;
Feuer
;
Brandrodung
;
Prähistorie, Australien
;
Humanökologie
;
Beziehungen Mensch-Umwelt
Description / Table of Contents:
Preamble -- Preface -- Fire in Australian and world prehistory -- Fire and systematic exploitation -- Fire in the South-west of Australia: early historical evidence -- Between the Swan and the Sound -- Regulated burning: the Albany area -- Regulated burning: the Swan River -- Fire and hearth -- Man-made landscapes: the varied background -- Man-made landscapes: some historical data -- Aboriginal and European movement and settlement -- "The place that will be ours" -- Fire in myth and ritual: earth and water -- Fire in myth and ritual: earth to sky -- Fire in myth and ritual: crystals and caves -- The long view: human occupance and firing in the South-west -- The long view: increasing populations and exploitation -- Postscript -- Appendix -- References -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [127]-142
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