Those are the massive dams down in Victoria that produced so many eels, the people could build permanent houses, right? Super cool, I learned about them from watching The First Inventors.
Permanent / semi permanent houses are actually in a few places in Victoria. Budj Bim was so massive the term “industry” has been applied. This was literally a major industry not only farming, but smoke preserving and trading eels. This was commerce. Same deal with the quarries at Mount William. Seasonal, yes, but that was because the Kulin means of resource management was to keep in motion so as not to deplete, also moving with the seasons. Pretty much base camps that would be returned to in a certain pattern, permanent buildings, but semi-permanent habitation. If that makes sense.
Yeah, except what I’ve heard is, the seasonal migration isn’t just about managing resource depletion, it’s necessary to fulfill commitments to the land. You have to come back to the same locations each year to look after them. Also, it’s good to be inland and uphill when the cold season comes, so you have an easier time staying warm and not getting flooded.
Might wanna read up on the Budj Bim eel farms.
Those are the massive dams down in Victoria that produced so many eels, the people could build permanent houses, right? Super cool, I learned about them from watching The First Inventors.
Permanent / semi permanent houses are actually in a few places in Victoria. Budj Bim was so massive the term “industry” has been applied. This was literally a major industry not only farming, but smoke preserving and trading eels. This was commerce. Same deal with the quarries at Mount William. Seasonal, yes, but that was because the Kulin means of resource management was to keep in motion so as not to deplete, also moving with the seasons. Pretty much base camps that would be returned to in a certain pattern, permanent buildings, but semi-permanent habitation. If that makes sense.
Yeah, except what I’ve heard is, the seasonal migration isn’t just about managing resource depletion, it’s necessary to fulfill commitments to the land. You have to come back to the same locations each year to look after them. Also, it’s good to be inland and uphill when the cold season comes, so you have an easier time staying warm and not getting flooded.