Charcoals as indicators of ancient tree and fuel strategies: An application of anthracology in the Australian Midwest

Australian Archaeology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-106

  Byrne, Chae ^a   Dotte Sarout, Emilie ^a   Winton, Vicky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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