Indigenous Australians, long supposed to have been nomadic hunter-gatherers, practised systematic burning, possibly to enhance natural productivity in fire-stick farming.
ɪndˈɪdʒənəs ɔːstɹˈeɪliənz, lˈɔŋ səpˈoʊzd tə hɐvbɪn noʊmˈædɪk hˈʌntɚɡˈæðɚɹɚz, pɹˈæktɪst sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk bˈɜːnɪŋ, pˈɑːsᵻbli tʊ ɛnhˈæns nˈætʃɚɹəl pɹˌɑːdəktˈɪvᵻɾi ɪn fˈaɪɚstˈɪk fˈɑːɹmɪŋ.