Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP110105187
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Reconstructing the human colonisation of the Pacific using modern and ancient chicken DNA. We will reconstruct one of the last great human migrations, from Island Southeast Asia across the Pacific to Hawaii and Easter Island, using DNA from the domestic chicken, which was carried on the voyage. Ancient and modern DNA, and archaeological data will be used to reveal the source, route, timing, and whether contact was made with South AmericaFunded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2011
End Date: 12-2016
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $343,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) | Biogeography and Phylogeography | Evolutionary Biology | Biological (Physical) Anthropology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Understanding Asia's Past | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |
