Hunting dogs down under? On the Aboriginal use of tame dingoes in dietary game acquisition and its relevance to Australian prehistory
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Journal of Anthropological Archaeology"
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101146
Abstract: Abstract Dingoes are wild canids descended from primitive dogs brought to Australia by humans around approximately 5000BP. Observations of dingoes living with Aboriginal people inspired debate amongst anthropologists and prehistorians over whether they were used… read more here.
Keywords: game; hunting dogs; use tame; tame dingoes ... See more keywords
Aboriginal Use of Fire in a Landscape Context
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Current Anthropology"
DOI: 10.1086/691436
Abstract: A case study from western New South Wales, Australia, illustrates the age, preservation, and distribution of late Holocene heat-retainer hearths that are abundant in the semiarid archaeological record in the region. These hearths were constructed… read more here.
Keywords: use; fire landscape; use fire; landscape context ... See more keywords