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In my world, humans live on an island. The forest on the island is sacred for them so they cannot enter it and cannot harvest any trees.
They use mud for construction but I can't figure out what would they use as fuel
I was thinking of palm wood but there would have to be quite a lot of these I guess. And I forgot to mention that they are bronze age.
Any tips or suggestions?

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In my world, humans live on an island. The forest on the island is sacred for them so they cannot enter it and cannot harvest any trees.
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I was thinking of palm wood but there would have to be quite a lot of these I guess. And I forgot to mention that they are bronze age.
Any tips or suggestions?

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In my world, humans live on an island. The forest on the island is sacred for them so they cannot enter it and cannot harvest any trees.
They use mud for construction but I can't figure out what would they use as fuel
I was thinking of palm wood but there would have to be quite a lot of these I guess. And I forgot to mention that they are bronze age.
Any tips or suggestions?

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In my world, humans live on an island. The forest on the island is sacred for them so they cannot enter it and cannot harvest any trees.
They use mud for construction but I can't figure out what would they use as fuel
I was thinking of palm wood but there would have to be quite a lot of these I guess. And I forgot to mention that they are bronze age.
Any tips or suggestions?

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Fish and whale oils

They have been commonly used by many cultures across history for many purposes. If your people live on an island, I would be inclined to think that they would have access to fish as a food source.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp

Sources of fuel for oil lamps ... Also widely used were animal fats
(butter, fish oil, shark liver, whale blubber, seals).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil#Source_and_use

Whale oil was used as a cheap illuminant, though it gave off a strong
odor when burnt and was not very popular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudlik

This characteristic type of oil lamp provided warmth and light in the
harsh Arctic environment where there was no wood and where the sparse
inhabitants relied almost entirely on seal oil or on whale blubber.

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Fallen tree limbs, dry leaves, pine cones, twigs -- "woody debris" in general. If they aren't managing their forests, they're going to be full of debris which will just pile up and make the place susceptible to forest fire. So perhaps it's part of their cult devotion that they gather the dead material up in order to tend to the living trees.

You could take it one step further and decide that it's not the entire forest that's sacred, but only a subset of the trees: say, all of the oaks, or all of the trees over 100 years old, or something. A forest in which everything is allowed to grow without maintenance is going to be an unattractive, tangled, mess. But a well-tended, managed forest could be full of pleasant groves and charming walking paths. It takes a lot of work, though. Foresters would cut down junk trees, bushes, shrubs, and prune the good trees to help them grow healthier, yielding plenty of burnable material as waste.

On the other hand, you could just give them peat or coal or petroleum on the island.

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In addition to animal oils, fossil fuels are always an option. Easily tappable crude oil, coal deposits, etc.

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Do they have grasslands?

Then animal dung is used in a number of locations around the world. According to wiki, the places it has been used are: Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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Fish and whale oils

They have been commonly used by many cultures across history for many purposes. If your people live on an island, I would be inclined to think that they would have access to fish as a food source.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp

Sources of fuel for oil lamps ... Also widely used were animal fats
(butter, fish oil, shark liver, whale blubber, seals).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil#Source_and_use

Whale oil was used as a cheap illuminant, though it gave off a strong
odor when burnt and was not very popular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudlik

This characteristic type of oil lamp provided warmth and light in the
harsh Arctic environment where there was no wood and where the sparse
inhabitants relied almost entirely on seal oil or on whale blubber.

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Fish and whale oils

They have been commonly used by many cultures across history for many purposes. If your people live on an island, I would be inclined to think that they would have access to fish as a food source.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp

Sources of fuel for oil lamps ... Also widely used were animal fats
(butter, fish oil, shark liver, whale blubber, seals).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil#Source_and_use

Whale oil was used as a cheap illuminant, though it gave off a strong
odor when burnt and was not very popular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudlik

This characteristic type of oil lamp provided warmth and light in the
harsh Arctic environment where there was no wood and where the sparse
inhabitants relied almost entirely on seal oil or on whale blubber.

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Fish and whale oils

They have been commonly used by many cultures across history for many purposes. If your people live on an island, I would be inclined to think that they would have access to fish as a food source.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp

Sources of fuel for oil lamps ... Also widely used were animal fats
(butter, fish oil, shark liver, whale blubber, seals).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil#Source_and_use

Whale oil was used as a cheap illuminant, though it gave off a strong
odor when burnt and was not very popular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudlik

This characteristic type of oil lamp provided warmth and light in the
harsh Arctic environment where there was no wood and where the sparse
inhabitants relied almost entirely on seal oil or on whale blubber.

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Fish and whale oils

They have been commonly used by many cultures across history for many purposes. If your people live on an island, I would be inclined to think that they would have access to fish as a food source.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp

Sources of fuel for oil lamps ... Also widely used were animal fats
(butter, fish oil, shark liver, whale blubber, seals).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil#Source_and_use

Whale oil was used as a cheap illuminant, though it gave off a strong
odor when burnt and was not very popular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudlik

This characteristic type of oil lamp provided warmth and light in the
harsh Arctic environment where there was no wood and where the sparse
inhabitants relied almost entirely on seal oil or on whale blubber.

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Fallen tree limbs, dry leaves, pine cones, twigs -- "woody debris" in general. If they aren't managing their forests, they're going to be full of debris which will just pile up and make the place susceptible to forest fire. So perhaps it's part of their cult devotion that they gather the dead material up in order to tend to the living trees.

You could take it one step further and decide that it's not the entire forest that's sacred, but only a subset of the trees: say, all of the oaks, or all of the trees over 100 years old, or something. A forest in which everything is allowed to grow without maintenance is going to be an unattractive, tangled, mess. But a well-tended, managed forest could be full of pleasant groves and charming walking paths. It takes a lot of work, though. Foresters would cut down junk trees, bushes, shrubs, and prune the good trees to help them grow healthier, yielding plenty of burnable material as waste.

On the other hand, you could just give them peat or coal or petroleum on the island.

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Fallen tree limbs, dry leaves, pine cones, twigs -- "woody debris" in general. If they aren't managing their forests, they're going to be full of debris which will just pile up and make the place susceptible to forest fire. So perhaps it's part of their cult devotion that they gather the dead material up in order to tend to the living trees.

You could take it one step further and decide that it's not the entire forest that's sacred, but only a subset of the trees: say, all of the oaks, or all of the trees over 100 years old, or something. A forest in which everything is allowed to grow without maintenance is going to be an unattractive, tangled, mess. But a well-tended, managed forest could be full of pleasant groves and charming walking paths. It takes a lot of work, though. Foresters would cut down junk trees, bushes, shrubs, and prune the good trees to help them grow healthier, yielding plenty of burnable material as waste.

On the other hand, you could just give them peat or coal or petroleum on the island.

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Fallen tree limbs, dry leaves, pine cones, twigs -- "woody debris" in general. If they aren't managing their forests, they're going to be full of debris which will just pile up and make the place susceptible to forest fire. So perhaps it's part of their cult devotion that they gather the dead material up in order to tend to the living trees.

You could take it one step further and decide that it's not the entire forest that's sacred, but only a subset of the trees: say, all of the oaks, or all of the trees over 100 years old, or something. A forest in which everything is allowed to grow without maintenance is going to be an unattractive, tangled, mess. But a well-tended, managed forest could be full of pleasant groves and charming walking paths. It takes a lot of work, though. Foresters would cut down junk trees, bushes, shrubs, and prune the good trees to help them grow healthier, yielding plenty of burnable material as waste.

On the other hand, you could just give them peat or coal or petroleum on the island.

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answered 13 mins ago

Joe

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Fallen tree limbs, dry leaves, pine cones, twigs -- "woody debris" in general. If they aren't managing their forests, they're going to be full of debris which will just pile up and make the place susceptible to forest fire. So perhaps it's part of their cult devotion that they gather the dead material up in order to tend to the living trees.

You could take it one step further and decide that it's not the entire forest that's sacred, but only a subset of the trees: say, all of the oaks, or all of the trees over 100 years old, or something. A forest in which everything is allowed to grow without maintenance is going to be an unattractive, tangled, mess. But a well-tended, managed forest could be full of pleasant groves and charming walking paths. It takes a lot of work, though. Foresters would cut down junk trees, bushes, shrubs, and prune the good trees to help them grow healthier, yielding plenty of burnable material as waste.

On the other hand, you could just give them peat or coal or petroleum on the island.

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In addition to animal oils, fossil fuels are always an option. Easily tappable crude oil, coal deposits, etc.

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In addition to animal oils, fossil fuels are always an option. Easily tappable crude oil, coal deposits, etc.

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In addition to animal oils, fossil fuels are always an option. Easily tappable crude oil, coal deposits, etc.

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In addition to animal oils, fossil fuels are always an option. Easily tappable crude oil, coal deposits, etc.

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Do they have grasslands?

Then animal dung is used in a number of locations around the world. According to wiki, the places it has been used are: Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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Do they have grasslands?

Then animal dung is used in a number of locations around the world. According to wiki, the places it has been used are: Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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Do they have grasslands?

Then animal dung is used in a number of locations around the world. According to wiki, the places it has been used are: Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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Do they have grasslands?

Then animal dung is used in a number of locations around the world. According to wiki, the places it has been used are: Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

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