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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP140100393
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming. Despite the acknowledged National Heritage significance of the Dampier Archipelago's petroglyphs and stone features, there has been little research which assists in knowing when, why and how this art was produced. This landscape was occupied and art was produced both before and after sea level rise c.8-6,000 years ago. Developing a reliable chronology of occupation will allow a reconstruction of the role that art played in land-use systems of the Archipelago and adjacent Abydos Plain. This aims to be achieved by targeting and analysing landscapes associated with the earliest art of the Archipelago. The second aim is to explore contemporary social connections to this place back to first contact with historical seafarers and colonial settlers.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2015
End Date: 12-2018
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $720,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Heritage and Cultural Conservation | Archaeology | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Understanding Australia's Past | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage | Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture
