Two examples of the role of ecological biogeography in Australian prehistory: The fire ecology of Callitris intratropica, and the spatial pattern of stone tools in the Northern Territory

The author contends that ecological biogeography or analysis of contemporary ecological relationships can provide information on a speculative discourse associated with Palaeo-ecological and historic bio-geographic evidence. The contribution of ecological biogeography to two pre-historical problems, the impact of Aboriginal burning on vegetation and the spatial variation of stone tools is illustrated.