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Earliest evidence of humans using fire to shape the landscape of Tasmania

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Early human migrations from Africa to the southern part of the globe were well underway during early part of last ice age.

When first Palawa/Pakana (Tasmanian Indigenous) communities eventually reached Tasmania , it was the furthest south humans had ever settled.

Early inhabitants were clearing forests by burning them, in order to create open spaces for subsistence and perhaps cultural activities.

Landscape burning facilitated Aboriginal migration into Lutruwita /Tasmania 41,600 years ago . Science Advances , 2024 ; 10 ( 46 ) DOI: 10.1126 /sciadv.adp6579 Cite This Page:.

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