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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140104282
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Life and death of Australopithicus sediba: how a potential ancestor ended up dead in a cave in a world heritage site in South Africa. In August 2008 the remarkable Malapa fossil site was discovered with remains of the first and only fossils of Australopithecus sediba, a potential direct human ancestor. The fossils are in an exceptional state of preservation, and excavations will start in late 2013, creating a unique opportunity to develop a detailed understanding of the chemical, physical and biological factors that led to burial and fossilisation. This research will focus on the complex interplay between termites, sediment chemistry, landscape conditions and palaeo-climate as contributing factors to fossil preservation. The results will document the environment in which sediba lived and died, and assist future exploration for hominid fossils.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2014
End Date: 12-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $256,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Archaeology not elsewhere classified | Palaeontology (incl. Palynology) | Geology | Isotope Geochemistry
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology |
