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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200102872
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The First Polynesians: Their Origins, Lifeways and Environmental Challenges. This project uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine the biological, cultural and environmental factors underpinning the Polynesian people through a study of their ancient homeland in Tonga. Early Polynesian society developed 2650-2350 years ago, but little is known about the people, their culture and how sea-level fall impacted subsistence and settlement. The proposed study’s goal is to fill this gap in human knowledge about our Pacific neighbours using a unique skeletal assemblage, excavated cultural remains and advanced mapping of palaeo-sea-level markers that will improve understanding of the impact of environmental change on human societies in our region.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 10-2020
End Date: 04-2025
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $445,850.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Archaeology | Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) |
