Late Pleistocene faunal change and the formation of fossil deposits: a taphonomic approach. New insights into the relationships between environment, animal communities and humans are the key to understanding faunal extinctions from the prehistoric past to the modern day. Using taphonomic and environmental evidence, three prehistoric sites from across Australia will be examined to document faunal succession and the factors contributing to the formation of fossil deposits in each location. The ou ....Late Pleistocene faunal change and the formation of fossil deposits: a taphonomic approach. New insights into the relationships between environment, animal communities and humans are the key to understanding faunal extinctions from the prehistoric past to the modern day. Using taphonomic and environmental evidence, three prehistoric sites from across Australia will be examined to document faunal succession and the factors contributing to the formation of fossil deposits in each location. The outcomes include a clearer understanding of the dynamics of fauna, people and climate during a critical period in Australian prehistory as well as providing new evidence against which the current explanatory models of human impacts and climate change may be tested.Read moreRead less
The Late Pleistocene Peopling of East Asia and Associated Climate-Environment History. This project will contribute to an environmentally sustainable Australia through understanding the long-term history of climate change centred on the monsoon weather system and the scale and magnitude of environmental change and its long-term impacts on human inhabitants in East Asia and Australasia. It helps to safeguard Australia by enhancing our capacity to interpret and engage with our region through great ....The Late Pleistocene Peopling of East Asia and Associated Climate-Environment History. This project will contribute to an environmentally sustainable Australia through understanding the long-term history of climate change centred on the monsoon weather system and the scale and magnitude of environmental change and its long-term impacts on human inhabitants in East Asia and Australasia. It helps to safeguard Australia by enhancing our capacity to interpret and engage with our region through greater understanding of societies and cultures. It will improve understanding of the long-term history and relationships of major groups of people across our region. Many benefits will derive from scientific, educational and cultural exchange between Australia and our neighbour China.Read moreRead less