The use of summed radiocarbon probability distributions in archaeology: a review of methods
AN Williams - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Using a database of Australian archaeological radiocarbon dates (n= 2996), this paper
explores three key methodological issues associated with the use of summed probability …
explores three key methodological issues associated with the use of summed probability …
Global biomass burning: a synthesis and review of Holocene paleofire records and their controls
We synthesize existing sedimentary charcoal records to reconstruct Holocene fire history at
regional, continental and global scales. The reconstructions are compared with the two …
regional, continental and global scales. The reconstructions are compared with the two …
The “fire stick farming” hypothesis: Australian Aboriginal foraging strategies, biodiversity, and anthropogenic fire mosaics
Aboriginal burning in Australia has long been assumed to be a “resource management”
strategy, but no quantitative tests of this hypothesis have ever been conducted. We combine …
strategy, but no quantitative tests of this hypothesis have ever been conducted. We combine …
A fresh framework for the ecology of arid Australia
SR Morton, DMS Smith, CR Dickman… - Journal of Arid …, 2011 - Elsevier
A revised set of propositions about ecology in arid Australia is presented, based on research
literature since publication of Stafford Smith and Morton (1990). Fourteen propositions distil …
literature since publication of Stafford Smith and Morton (1990). Fourteen propositions distil …
Late Quaternary fire regimes of Australasia
We have compiled 223 sedimentary charcoal records from Australasia in order to examine
the temporal and spatial variability of fire regimes during the Late Quaternary. While some of …
the temporal and spatial variability of fire regimes during the Late Quaternary. While some of …
Positive feedbacks in deep-time transitions of human populations
Abrupt and rapid changes in human societies are among the most exciting population
phenomena. Human populations tend to show rapid expansions from low to high population …
phenomena. Human populations tend to show rapid expansions from low to high population …
Sum things are not what they seem: Problems with point-wise interpretations and quantitative analyses of proxies based on aggregated radiocarbon dates
WC Carleton, HS Groucutt - The Holocene, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Radiocarbon-date assemblages are commonly used as proxies for past human and
environmental phenomena. Prominent examples of target phenomena include past …
environmental phenomena. Prominent examples of target phenomena include past …
Forum The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe: Modelling the colonisation of Sahul
JF O'Connell, J Allen - Australian Archaeology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Elsewhere we have developed a speculative model of the early human colonisation of
Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea). Here we elaborate it, using theory from …
Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea). Here we elaborate it, using theory from …
Prehistoric demographic fluctuations in China inferred from radiocarbon data and their linkage with climate change over the past 50,000 years
C Wang, H Lu, J Zhang, Z Gu, K He - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Historic human–climate interactions have been of interest to scholars for a long time.
However, exploring the long-term relation between prehistoric demography and climate …
However, exploring the long-term relation between prehistoric demography and climate …
A new population curve for prehistoric Australia
AN Williams - Proceedings of the Royal Society B …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper presents a new reconstruction of prehistoric population of Australia for the last 50
ka, using the most comprehensive radiocarbon database currently available for the …
ka, using the most comprehensive radiocarbon database currently available for the …