reSee.it - Tweets Saved By @Anorionn

Posted - February 16, 2024 at 2:49 AM

Saved - February 18, 2024 at 1:15 PM

reSee.it AI Summary

The Australian aboriginals surprised me when I discovered that they were skilled at making fire, contrary to my assumption. In fact, their frequent use of fire transformed the Outback from a rainforest to a desert. Additionally, the aboriginals showed inventiveness by creating canals to secure food when they were displaced from their traditional lands. It's interesting to learn how their actions impacted the environment and megafauna.

@Anorionn - Sólion ♨︎

I always assumed that the aboriginals didn’t know how to make fire. When I checked whether this was true, it was the opposite - Australian aboriginals burned down the continent so often that it transformed the Outback from a rainforest to a desert. I can’t stop laughing. https://t.co/ZPgszZaOsP

@polishXcellence - khanate

When aboriginals were driven from traditional foraging lands, Tribes of Queensland resolved their food insecurity by creating an interlocking series of canals to draw fish into their territories. Colonists were surprised at this inventiveness, reminding them of Dutch enterprises.

@Anorionn - Sólion ♨︎

The aboriginals didn’t even hunt their megafauna to extinction - burning down their entire continent is what did it. https://t.co/kncz1JLj8s