Enhancing cultural heritage management for mining operations: a multi-disciplinary approach. This project will apply a multi-disciplinary, research-based focus to cultural heritage management on mining leases in the Cape York region. It will improve relations between the mine operators and Indigenous Traditional Owners and allow them to strengthen connections with the past, while at the same time providing an enduring legacy for future generations.
Archaeology and natural history. This project aims to provide critical new information on the archaeology and natural history of one of the world’s largest unregulated desert river systems. Mithaka country incorporates the highly significant Channel Country on the eastern edge of Australia's arid centre. Preliminary research has identified more than 70 large site complexes that provide critical insights on how the Mithaka people adapted to this unique environment and took part in Australia's mos ....Archaeology and natural history. This project aims to provide critical new information on the archaeology and natural history of one of the world’s largest unregulated desert river systems. Mithaka country incorporates the highly significant Channel Country on the eastern edge of Australia's arid centre. Preliminary research has identified more than 70 large site complexes that provide critical insights on how the Mithaka people adapted to this unique environment and took part in Australia's most extensive long distance trade systems. The project will study the archaeological landscape, artefacts and an extensive in-situ skeletal record in the context of a detailed palaeoenvironmental study. It will provide a new cultural-environmental history of this landscape and provide the Mithaka with multiple strands of connection to their ancestral land and culture and support their aspirations to create employment through rangers programs, education and cultural tourism.Read moreRead less
To what extent does fire affect karst processes? Burning questions for fire management. Fire management is of crucial importance for both asset protection and ecosystem management. However, the effects of fire in karst systems is poorly understood. This project will undertake experiments to determine the effects of fire on surface and subsurface processes, including stalagmite formation, that can be used to improve fire management policy.
Landscape evolution, environmental change and human occupation history of Lake George - an outstanding natural archive. This project will study the environmental and human history of Lake George, where sand and gravel are mined to supply the Canberra region's construction industry. The project will investigate past vegetation and climate changes, lake level fluctuations, groundwater flow, sediment deposition, archaeology and sustainable resource management outcomes.
From ancient to modern environments in southeastern Australia: evidence from the unique natural archives of Lake George. Lake George is an outstanding natural archive - it contains the longest continuous sedimentary record of any Australian lake and has a long, unresolved human occupation history. It also supplies 80 per cent of sand used in the Canberra region construction industry. This multidisciplinary study aims to determine the sedimentary, vegetation, climatic, hydrological, tectonic and ....From ancient to modern environments in southeastern Australia: evidence from the unique natural archives of Lake George. Lake George is an outstanding natural archive - it contains the longest continuous sedimentary record of any Australian lake and has a long, unresolved human occupation history. It also supplies 80 per cent of sand used in the Canberra region construction industry. This multidisciplinary study aims to determine the sedimentary, vegetation, climatic, hydrological, tectonic and archaeological history of the area, including application of cutting-edge dating methods. Project outcomes aim to increase knowledge of landscape evolution and human history in eastern Australia from an improved understanding of the responses of Lake George to past and future climate change and human impact, as well as optimising sustainable extraction of sand and gravel.Read moreRead less