Bushfires have been raging across Australia since July. Contrary to the fake news that has been spreading globally, the fires are not the work of arsonists. Less than 1 per cent of the land loss is attributed to arson. Horribly dry landscapes (drought) and dry lightning strikes are the ma...
the window of opportunity is wide open at present. The majority of prescribed burns take place in autumn and conclude before the start of bushfire season. A few burns also occur in spring and winter if conditions are suitable.
hearths, should be analysed in conjunction with scattered contexts to tease out the cultural factors that influence the creation of a charcoal assemblage at a site (Asouti and Austin2005; Byrneet al.2013; Théry-Parisotet al.2010). However, in spite of this premise which is essential to the...