Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200102320
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Kuwae 1452 AD: multi-disciplinary perspectives on a Pacific super-eruption. This project seeks to resolve the question of whether the mid-15th century eruption of Kuwae in Vanuatu can be confirmed as one of the largest global volcanic and climatic events of the last 2000 years. Through archival, field and laboratory research, an experienced transdisciplinary team from archaeology, volcanology and history aims to conduct collaborative research over three seasons in central Vanuatu. Project goals include dating the eruptive event, defining its scale, reconstructing Kuwae’s local social and environmental conditions prior to and after the eruption, and developing practical volcanic risk reduction strategies together with local communities and authorities in Vanuatu.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2020
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $328,788.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Archaeology | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand) | Volcanology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Conserving Pacific Peoples Heritage | Natural Hazards not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology |
